UEP Tribute to Mel King
(This post was first posted on Penn Loh’s blog: Practical Visionaries: A Space for Sharing Stories of Transformation) Mel King was the consummate practical visionary.… Read More »UEP Tribute to Mel King
Community Organizing
Teaching Democracy: Identifying ‘Micro Practices’ of Democracy through a UEP Thesis
Zoë Ackerman’s exemplary thesis examines the impact and possibilities of Teaching Democracy, a community-university training program at UEP.
“We Have a Call to Action”: Affordable Housing Professionals Discuss Boston’s Current Crisis
Nonprofit leaders discuss problems and solutions for the pandemic era.
Tisch Fellows on Working with Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Community Labor United
“The most salient takeaway I had this summer was observing first-hand what strong community engagement looks like in practice.”
“Community Power” Colloquium Brings UEP Alumni, Students Together for Impactful Discussion
Guest speakers and organizers Bob Terrell and Khalida Smalls talked inspirations, challenges, and hopes for the future.
CoRE Summer Fellows 2017: Sharon Cho, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
Each summer, two Tufts UEP graduate students work with community partners for a 10-week fellowship through the CoRE (Co-learning/Co-education) partnership. Funded by Tisch College, fellows get hands-on experience in community planning, organizing and development while helping to extend the collaborative work between the Tufts and the community partner. Below, Sharon Cho reflects on her summer with the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative. Click here for our previous post on Minnie McMahon’s experience with Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts.
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CoRE Summer Fellows 2017: Minnie McMahon, Neighbor to Neighbor
Each summer, two Tufts UEP graduate students work with community partners for a 10-week fellowship through the CoRE (Co-learning/Co-education) partnership. Funded by Tisch College, fellows get hands-on experience in community planning, organizing and development while helping to extend the collaborative work between the Tufts and the community partner. Below, Minnie McMahon reflects on her summer 2017 experience with Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts. Next week, we’ll share Sharon Cho’s experiences with the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative.
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UEP Colloquium: Community Organizing in Practice
UEP Welcomed two local community organizers to discuss their experiences from different perspectives. Speaking from her experience at the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, May Louie… Read More »UEP Colloquium: Community Organizing in Practice