This fall, the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) is offering college faculty and staff as well as local area educators and administrators the opportunity to participate in a free, 9-week public course, Black Minds Matter.
The program, produced by Dr. Luke Wood of San Diego State University, was designed to raise national consciousness about issues facing Black boys and men in education. Each week, the CTE will replay that week’s video followed by a facilitated discussion with a Saint Anselm faculty member. Speakers in the program include Patrisse Cullors, founder of the Black Lives Matter movement; Tyrone Howard, professor of Urban Education at the University of California Los Angeles; and Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X.
The college’s CTE, which is co-directed by Professor Loretta Brady of the psychology department and Professor Deb McCarter of the nursing department, is one of only three sites in northern New England to run the program.
Kicking off on October 10 in the New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) auditorium, the first event will discuss the foundations of Black male success. Other weekly topics include: Linking Black Lives and Black Minds, Campus Climates and Non-Cognitive Outcomes, Promising Practices for Teaching and Learning, and Holistic Support for Black Male Learners.
Black Minds Matter is a way of enhancing the national skill set and helping people who promote access for black men and boys. It encourages educators to see Black men and boys across all disciplines, as well as to demonstrate and highlight Black excellence and recognize harmful stereotypes. The course links the pervasive undervaluing and criminalization of Black men and boys in society, and illustrates how those same patterns are evident in school, college, and university settings.
The broadcast and facilitations will be held weekly on Wednesday at 4 pm, from October 10 to December 12. Those interested in attending may join weekly or drop in for a particular conversation.
The Fr. Peter J. Guerin, O.S.B. Center for Teaching Excellence was founded to promote excellence and innovation in teaching and learning at Saint Anselm College. Its mission is to provide programs and opportunities for faculty seeking to strengthen and diversify their teaching skills; develop new and creative approaches to pedagogy; engage in interdisciplinary conversations; and to support faculty mentoring and development.
For more information, please contact cte@anselm.edu.
To register, visit www.anselm.edu/black-minds-matter.