Acknowledgements
“Democracy is a project that depends upon civic engagement.” – Dr. Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny, . excerpted from an interview on The 11th hour, hosted by Brian Williams, MSNBC on June 11, 2021.
On behalf of Dr. David Chard, Dean of BU-Wheelock, the faculty, and several teams from across the university (identified below)–and this planning team: Drs. Stephanie Cox Suárez, Eleonora Villegas-Reimers, Kaylene Stevens, and yours truly–I’d like to thank you, the attendees, for your commitment to the cause of fairness and justice and its necessity in a democratic society as evidenced by your willingness to engage with similarly motivated individuals from across the world. Without you, this event would not have been possible. To all of our colleagues on the faculty and staff at BU, and to our community partners who listened, offered advice, and/or participated in preliminary conversations, thank you for your generosity, your expertise and courage to address these seemingly intractable issues. We deeply appreciate all of your insights.
– Dr. Felicity A. Crawford, BU-Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
| To the Moderators of the symposium: Thank you for willingness to offer your talents and your time. We deeply appreciate your leadership. | |
| Combating structural racism and child poverty | |
| Dr. Marilyn Augustyn | Combatting structural racism and child poverty |
| Amy O’Leary | Child Health & Family Food Security and Housing Stability |
| Dr. Ruth Paris | Racial Equity in the early years & Equity through play |
| Promoting Institutional Equity and Mental Wellness | |
| Willie Rodriguez, J.D., | When is policing a problem? |
| Dr. Fadie Coleman | Is Science neutral? |
| Dr. Martha Vibbert | Mental wellness and resiliency |
| Dr. Rocio Chang Angulo | No name, no power: New name, new power |
| Dr. Ellie Friedland | Race, prison, justice: Illuminating stories through the arts |
| Dr. Melisa Osborne &
Ms. Barkha Shaw |
Picture a scientist |
| Facilitating Civic Engagement and Social Change | |
| Dr. Kaylene Stevens | What does it take to facilitate social change? |
| Dr. Rebekah Louis | Systemic issues: Disability, race, access |
| Dr. Elsa Wiehe | Subverting silences, absences, and distortions: Decolonizing the curriculum through African Studies |
| To our institutional and community partners, your support matters. Thank you for taking the time to meet with us and for raising questions that allowed to consider the current context more carefully | |
| Montgomery, Meghan | 3-L Place |
| Amy O’Leary | Strategies for All |
| Fear, Marisa | Strategies for All |
| Dr. Meyers, Alan | Haitian Health Center |
| Dr. Prudent, Nicole | Haitian Health Center |
| Jamieson, Scott | Director of Faculty Recruiting & Hiring at Landmark School |
| Dr. Kathleen McDonough | Curry College |
| Daly, Ceronne | Managing Director of the Office of Recruitment, Cultivation, and Diversity Programs, Boston Public Schools |
| Martin, Rashaun | Educators of Color Cultivation & Retention Specialist, Boston Public Schools |
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Dr. Christine Copeland
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Principal, John F. Kennedy Elementary School |
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Heidi Cook |
Principal, Maria L. Baldwin School, Cambridge Public School |
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Johnny Cole |
Director of Equity and Student Support, Lexington Public School |
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Dr. Jessica Boston-Davis |
Somerville Public Schools, Director of Equity and Excellence |
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Joseph Corazzini
Fox Tree, Claudia A. M.Ed. |
Assistant Superintendent, Framingham Public Schools
Professional Educator and Social Justice Activist, Center for Native American Awareness |
To the faculty and clinicians in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, thank you for meeting with us monthly. We are moved by your commitment and your readiness to do what it takes to facilitate change.
Dr. Augustyn, Marilyn – Director, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Dr. Boynton-Jarrett, Renée
Dr. Christiansen, Audrey
Dr. Elansary, Mei
Dr. Frank, Deborah
Dr. Jacobs, Ruth Rose
Dr. King, Alyssa
Dr. Kuhn, Jocelyn
Dr. McConnico, Neena
Dr. Vibbert, Martha
| To the Staff and Faculty & Students of BU Wheelock, who attended preliminary meetings related to the development of the program, thank you for offering your suggestions, raising questions, and for supporting us. Your input helped us to clarify our ideas. Thank you. | |
| Dr. Adelebu, Detris | Applied Human Development (AHD) |
| Dr. Akoury, Paul | Field Education |
| Dr. Amato, Felice | Art Education, CFA |
| Dr. Baker, Megina | Early Childhood Education |
| Dr. Banks- Santilli, Linda | Special Education, Associate Dean of Education |
| Dr. Benoit, Gregory | Math Education |
| Dr. Bien, Andrea | Elementary Education |
| Dr. Chard, David | Special Education, Dean, BU-Wheelock |
| Dr. Clarke, Leland | Fine Arts |
| Dr. Cox Suárez, Stephanie | Special Education |
| Dr. Curenton, Stephanie | Educational Leadership and Policy, Center on The Ecology of Early Development |
| Dr. Donna H. Lehr | Special Education |
| Dr. Durand, Tina | Applied Human Development: Program Director, Psychology |
| Dr. Eleonora Villegas Reimers | Elementary Education |
| Dr. Elizaebth Bettini | Special Education |
| Dr. Faszewski, Ellen | Science Education |
| Dr. Fernandez, Raul | Educational Leadership and Policy |
| Dr. Forzani, Elena | Literacy |
| Dr. Frankel, Katherine | Literacy Education |
| Dr. Friedland, Ellie | Early Childhood Education |
| Dr. Grills, Amie | Counseling Psychology: Assoc. Dean |
| Dr. Harayama, Nancy | Special Education, Program Director |
| Dr. Hope Scott, Joyce | African American Studies |
| Dr. Jackson, Davena | English Education |
| Dr. Jennifer Greif Green | Special Education |
| Dr. Jimenez, Laura | Language & Literacy, Associate Dean: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion |
| Dr. Jones, Nathan | Special Education |
| Dr. Kim, Grace | Counseling Psychology |
| Dr. Lehr, Donna | Special Education |
| Dr. Leider, Christine | Bilingual Ed. & TESOL |
| Dr. Lovell, Ryan | Office of Field Placement |
| Dr. Louis, Rebekah | Special Education |
| Dr. McKenzie, Thomas, J. | Science Education |
| Mindaye, Linda (graduate student in Teach for America.) | Special Education |
| Dr. Murphy, Karen | Early Childhood |
| Dr. Nathan Jones | Science Education |
| Dr. Olivares, Maria | Literacy |
| Dr. Paris, Ruth | Social Work |
| Dr. Pedro, Portia | Law School |
| Dr. Rebekah Louis | Language Ed |
| Dr. Ritz, Catherine | Modern Foreign Language |
| Dr. Rockers, Peter | School of Public Health (Global Health) |
| Dr. Rodriguez, William | Youth Justice & Advocacy |
| Dr. Rosetti, Zachary | Special Education |
| Dr. Salinas, Alejandra | Math Education |
| Dr. Stevens Petrin, Kaylene | Social Studies |
| Dr. Tarullo Carillo, Andrea | Psychological and Brain Sciences |
| Dr. Tichnor-Wagner, Ariel | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Dr. Tucker-Raymond, Eli | Literacy |
| Dr. Vibbert, Martha | BU School of Medicine |
| Dr. Warren, Beth | Early Center for Learning and Innovation |
| Dr. Weihe, Elsa
Dr. Kanno, Yasuko |
Outreach Manager, African Studies Center, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
Language and Literacy Education |
Speakers |
Discipline/Occupation |
Institution |
| *Professor Debbie Watters, Director | Restorative Justice, Peacekeeping, Equity | Northern Ireland Alternatives & Ulster University |
| Moisès Fernández Via | Music, Founding Director, Arts Lab @ Med Campus | Boston University School of Music/College of Fine Arts |
| Dr. Lucy Marcil | Pediatrician | Boston University School of Medicine |
| Dr. Megan Sandel | Pediatrician | BU School of Medicine |
| Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett | Pediatrician, Social Epidemiologist | BU School of Medicine |
| Dr. Deborah A. Frank | Pediatrician | BU School of Medicine, Founder: Grow Clinic; Founder and Principal Investigator: Children’s HealthWatch |
| Timothy Hintz (LICSW)
Dr. Ettinger de Cuba, Stephanie |
Social Work
Executive Director: Children’s HealthWatch |
Brookline Public Schools
Boston University School of Medicine |
| Dr. Ruth Paris | Social Work | Boston University |
| Dr. Martha Vibbert | Clinical Psychologist | Boston University School of Medicine |
| Dr. Ellie Friedland | Early Childhood | BU Wheelock |
| Dr. Stephanie Curenton | Education Leadership and Policy Studies | BU Wheelock |
| Dr. Jennifer Greif Green | Clinical Psychologist | BU Wheelock |
| *Rahsaan Hall, J.D., | Racial Justice Program | American Civil Liberties Union, Massachusetts (ACLU) |
| Rachael Rollins, J.D. | District Attorney | District Attorney, Suffolk County |
| Dr. Adam Labadorf | Assistant Professor, Bioinformatics/ Neurology | BU School of Medicine |
| Dr. Theresa Rueger | Molecular Evolution | Boston University |
| Dr. Lenora Crabtree | Science Education | University of North Carolina, Charlotte |
| Dr. Alejandra Salinas | Mathematics Education | Boston University, Mathematics Education |
| Dr. Melisa Osborne | Biology / Bioinformatics | Boston University |
| Dr. Obi Onochie | Biochemistry | City Lab, Boston University |
| Dr. Christopher Schmitt | Anthropology & Biology | Boston University |
| Dr. Colin Depradine,
Dr. Leah Garner O’Neale Dr. Browne, Chesterfield |
Computer Science, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology
Organic Chemistry Technology Specialist (retired) |
University of The West Indies, Cave Hill University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Higher Education Development Unit, Ministry of Education, Barbados |
| Julia Bott | Principal | Ellis Mendell School, Boston Public Schools |
| Dr. Shannon Varga | Research and Evaluation | CERES Institute for Children and Youth, Boston University |
| Dr. Neena McConnico | Clinical Psychologist | Child Witness to Violence Project, Boston University |
| Dr. Michelle Durham | Psychiatry | Boston University School of Medicine |
| Dr. Genevieve Preer | Pediatrician | Ambulatory Care Services, Boston University School of Medicine |
| Elizabeth Egan, LICSW | Social Work | Boston University School of Medicine |
| Dr. Kính T.Vū | Music | Boston University, College of Fine Arts |
| Carmen Noroña, LICSW | Social Work | Boston University School of Medicine |
| Dr. André de Quadros | Music / Music Education | Boston University, African Studies Center |
| Judith Epstein-Fisher, MFA, Directing | Directing and Acting | MFA, Boston University |
| Dr. Stacy Scott | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | Boston University |
| Dr. Sandra McEvoy | Political Science and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program | Boston University |
| Dr. Kaylene Stevens | Social Studies Education | Boston University |
| Dr. Hardin Coleman | Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development | Boston University |
| Alexandra Oscar-Dávila | Executive Director | Sociedad Latina |
| Dr. Joyce Hope Scott | African American Studies | Boston University |
| Dr. Robert Bellinger | History | Suffolk University |
| Debora Heard | Anthropology | University of Chicago |
| Dr. Meghan Healy-Clancy | Social History | Bridgewater State University |
| Susan X Jane | Diversity Educator, Trainer | Navigators Consulting |
To the faculty in Deaf Studies, thank you for taking the time to meet with us and to freely make suggestions.
Professor Bottoms, Andrew
Dr. Caselli, Naomi
Glenn-Smith, Emily
Lieberman, Amy
To the faculty in the College of Fine Arts, we deeply appreciate your enthusiasm for the project and for our collaboration.
Jean, Ruth L., Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Enrollment
Dr. Amato, Felice
Clancy, Dana
Epstein-Fisher, Judith
Dr. De Quadros, Andre
Dr. Vũ, Kính Tiến
Dr. Bourgault, Rébecca
To the faculty and staff in Biology / Bioinformatics, Science Education with whom we have met every week since November 8, 2020, a heartfelt thank you. Your dedication and your continual search for accuracy exemplifies the very approach we would like to continue to model for us all. Here is to our continued collaboration.
Dr. Osborne, Melisa
Dr. Rueger, Theresa
Dr. Labadorf, Adam
Dr. McKenna, Thomas J.
Dr. Schmitt, Christopher
Ms. Shah, Barkha
Dr. Wasserman, Frederick
Dr. Celeza, John L. “Chip”
To the Biology Antiracist Committee (CAS), thank you for inviting us into your meetings.
To the faculty in Anthropology, thank you for your willingness to partner with us! We look forward to numerous opportunities to grow together.
Dr. Arkin, Kimberly
Dr. Schmitt, Christopher
To the faculty and Staff in African American Studies, your support means the world to us.
Dr. Chude-Sokei, Louis
Dr. Hope Scott, Joyce
Dr. Weihe, Elsa – African Studies Center K-16 Education Program Manager
To the faculty and staff in the following Centers and Institutes, thank you for your support.
Wheelock Center for Policy
Aspire Center
Earl Center for Innovation
Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being
BU School of Social Work
Anthropology
Bioinformatics
Biology
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Language and Literacy
Applied Human Development
Center on the Ecology of Early Development
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine
To the Centers and Institutes that co-sponsored this event, we could not have done this without your support. On behalf of Dean Chard at BU Wheelock, thank you.
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine
College of Fine Arts
Aspire Institute
BU School of Social Work
Office of the Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Center on the Ecology of Early Development
Bioinformatics
Anthropology
To the team that was responsible for supporting the implementation of the project, your support was immeasurable. Thank you.
Alexis Monroe
Maryellen Maddaio
Isabella Salvatti
Sophia Romero