Impact — Summer 2020

Dear Readers,

Every essay, interview and book review published in Impact is important and special to our readers, the College of General Studies, and the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning. However, it may be that each essay, interview and review in our summer 2020 issue has a special resonance for us because it came to fruition in the midst of Covid–19. In the context of a global pandemic, themes such as democracy, general education, and how we teach history and safeguard the environment become even more meaningful. Not only must we stay safe and hold our loved ones just a little closer to us, but also we must reaffirm our commitment as teachers and scholars.

Part of our commitment as teachers and scholars is to host a forum on teaching diverse texts.

On Friday, February 26, 2021, Boston University’s College of General Studies (CGS) will host a colloquia for Ph.D. candidates who are close to graduating and applying for jobs in academia and whose research interests include teaching diverse texts and facilitating respectful classroom dialogue, especially in general education. We welcome colloquia participant applications from Ph.D. candidates who have experience teaching general education and who are interested in a day and a half symposium where they will present on their research and teaching and will interact with nationally recognized scholars, pedagogues and Boston University students. A joint offering through Boston University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the College of General Studies, participants will receive a stipend to cover transportation, accommodations and food for the day and a half experience. Please send your CV and a one page statement of interest and experience to Dean Natalie McKnight, College of General Studies at cgsdean@bu.edu by October 15th, 2020. Please refer to CITL’s website for additional announcements: http://www.bu.edu/cgs/citl/.

We hope to see some of you at this forum, and we wish all our readers and writers good health as they renew their commitments as teachers and scholars.

Best,
Megan
Megan Sullivan, Editor–In–Chief, Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning