Past Event Category: Community College
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May 25Supporting Higher Education and Career Success for Refugees in Wisconsin: Webinar Series
Panel discussion: College students with refugee backgrounds discuss experiences with college and careers. Participants TBA. Register here.
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Apr 27Supporting Higher Education and Career Success for Refugees in Wisconsin: Webinar Series
A discussion with Karin Brown (Executive Director & Senior Evaluator, One Earth International Credential Evaluations) on challenges in the recognition of refugees’ educational credentials. Register here.
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Mar 30Supporting Higher Education and Career Success for Refugees in Wisconsin: Webinar Series
A discussion with Sarah Dryden-Peterson (Associate Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education) on her research and on the civic education of refugees. Register here.
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Feb 23Supporting Higher Education and Career Success for Refugees in Wisconsin: Webinar Series
A discussion with Paul Van Auken (Associate Professor of Sociology, UW-Oshkosh) about his research refugee resettlement and refugee communities in Wisconsin. Register here.
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Jan 26Supporting Higher Education and Career Success for Refugees in Wisconsin: Webinar Series
A discussion with Becca Schwartz (Resettlement Director, Jewish Social Services of Madison) on current issues with refugee resettlement in Wisconsin. Register here.
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Nov 24CCMTI: Teaching about Africa through Timbuktu
Community College Master Teacher Institute: In celebration of International Education Week 2020, the IRIS International Film Club is sponsoring four talks for community college instructors on teaching international studies through film. REGISTER HERE! Before the talk, participants are encouraged to watch the film Timbuktu, a 2014 Mauritanian film directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. Professor Dima will …
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Nov 19CCMTI: Teaching about Japanese Culture through Film
Community College Master Teacher Institute: In celebration of International Education Week 2020, the IRIS International Film Club is sponsoring four talks for community college instructors on teaching international studies through film. REGISTER HERE! Before the talk, participants are encouraged to watch the film Tampopo, a 1985 Japanese comedy written and directed by Juzo Itami. Professor Ridgely will …
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Nov 17CCMTI: Teaching History with Film – Pedagogical Considerations
Community College Master Teacher Institute: In celebration of International Education Week 2020, the IRIS International Film Club is sponsoring four talks for community college instructors on teaching international studies through film. REGISTER HERE! In this talk, Professor Stoddard will discuss how to select films and excerpts for specific curricular goals and provide pedagogical suggestions for how …
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Nov 12CCMTI: Talking about South Asian Culture and History through Earth
Community College Master Teacher Institute: In celebration of International Education Week 2020, the IRIS International Film Club is sponsoring four talks for community college instructors on teaching international studies through film. K-12 teachers are also welcome to attend. REGISTER HERE! Before the talk, participants are encouraged to watch the film Earth, which shows the consequences of the …