About Project:
What does it mean to voice and enact social justice within the realms of teaching, research, and/or activism? For current UIUC graduate students interested in doing social justice research, where do they receive systematic interdisciplinary training? How would a model of social justice education for the training of graduate students look at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign? This focal point initiative serves as an initial step toward creating a legitimate and formal training for students interested in writing and researching in ways that raise awareness of social issues, facilitated understanding of politics, and who insist on praxis as a means of conducting research. More specifically, the More than Words project aims at provoking critical self-reflections in a space that collectively and critically disrupts notions of social justice through adamant engagement.
The organizers of this project acknowledge the important work that is being done through programs run by the Diversity and Social Justice Education Office, the Office of Public Engagement, and the various programs like Education Justice Project who do social justice work. More than Words seeks to fill the gap for graduate students who want to expand their understanding of social justice.
The primary objective of this focal point initiative is to provide the necessary mechanisms in which graduate students can receive the social justice training they deserve coupled with the opportunity to put such knowledge into action. In addition, other foreseen outcomes that may positively impact graduate education stem from interdisciplinary collaboration among graduate students, faculty, staff, and community members; symposium presentations; as well as potential publication and coursework opportunities. But most importantly, the organizers ofMore than Words hope for genuine participation and transformative experiences.
What does it mean to voice and enact social justice within the realms of teaching, research, and/or activism? For current UIUC graduate students interested in doing social justice research, where do they receive systematic interdisciplinary training? How would a model of social justice education for the training of graduate students look at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign? This focal point initiative serves as an initial step toward creating a legitimate and formal training for students interested in writing and researching in ways that raise awareness of social issues, facilitated understanding of politics, and who insist on praxis as a means of conducting research. More specifically, the More than Words project aims at provoking critical self-reflections in a space that collectively and critically disrupts notions of social justice through adamant engagement.
The organizers of this project acknowledge the important work that is being done through programs run by the Diversity and Social Justice Education Office, the Office of Public Engagement, and the various programs like Education Justice Project who do social justice work. More than Words seeks to fill the gap for graduate students who want to expand their understanding of social justice.
The primary objective of this focal point initiative is to provide the necessary mechanisms in which graduate students can receive the social justice training they deserve coupled with the opportunity to put such knowledge into action. In addition, other foreseen outcomes that may positively impact graduate education stem from interdisciplinary collaboration among graduate students, faculty, staff, and community members; symposium presentations; as well as potential publication and coursework opportunities. But most importantly, the organizers ofMore than Words hope for genuine participation and transformative experiences.