Here are links to our past Quaker Leadings in Higher Education events.
Index
- March 2021: Creation Care and George Fox
- February 2021: Supporting LGBTQ Community Members
- January 2021: Care in Times of Conflict
- November 2020: Quakers, Social Work, and Justice Concerns
- October 2020: Mind, Spirit and the Pedagogy of Political Advocacy
- September 2020: Freeing Higher Education from Racism
- August 2020: Reconsidering Quaker Higher Education
- July 2020: Belonging and Emotional Safety
- June 2020: Human, Equitable, and Flexible
- May 2020: Turning on a Quaker Dime
March 23, 2021: “Creation Care and George Fox: Linking 21st century praxis to early Friends”
Presenters:
Cherice Bock,
Portland Seminary at George Fox University
Robert Howell,
Aotearoa
New Zealand Religious Society of Friends
Walter Hjelt Sullivan,
Director of Quaker Affairs,
Haverford College
Moderator:
Stephen Potthoff
Associate Professor of Religion & Philosophy
Wilmington College
Here is a link to the flyer.
Here is a link to the video of the presentation.
Here is the chat text from the presentation.
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February 23, 2021: “Supporting LGBTQ Community Members: Finding ‘that of God’ within trans and LGBQ students and faculty”
Presenter:
Petra Doan. Ph.D.
Professor & PhD Program Director
Department of Urban & Regional Planning
College of Social Sciences & Public Policy
Florida State University
Moderator:
David R. Ross
Research Professor
Department of Economics
Bryn Mawr College
Here is a link to the flyer.
Here is a link to the video of the presentation.
Here is the chat text from the presentation.
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January 27, 2021: “Care in Times of Conflict: Cultivating Vulnerability and Resilience”
Presenters:
Wess Daniels, Ph.D.
William R Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies
Guilford College
Carl Magruder, M.Div., BCC
Palliative Care Chaplain and
Director of Spiritual Care
Resolution Care
Rabbi Nora Woods
Interfaith Chaplain
Bryn Mawr College
Moderator:
Donn Weinholtz, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Leadership, Retired
University of Hartford
Here is a link to the flyer.
Here is a link to the video of the presentation.
Here is the chat text from the presentation.
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November 24, 2020: “Quakers, Social Work, and Justice Concerns: Relevant Now, More than Ever!”
Conversation between contributing authors to Quakers and the Disciplines Vol 7
Presenters:
Paul Anderson,
PhD, Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies,
George Fox University
Douglas C. Bennett, Ph.D.,
President Emeritus,
Earlham College
Nelson E. Bingham, Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology Emeritus,
Earlham College
Mark Bredin, Ph.D.,
Hospital chaplain
Jen Buck, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of Practical Theology
Azusa Pacific University
Max L. Carter, Ph.D.,
Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies,
Guilford College (retired)
Wendy Grab, MSW/LISW,
Assistant Professor of Social Work,
Wilmington College
Erin Johnson, MSW,
Director, Bachelor of Social Work Program,
George Fox University
Christy Randazzo, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Awesomeness in the Skills of Adjuncting
Daniel Rhodes, Ph.D., LCSW,
Director of Undergraduate Studies for Social Work.
UNC-Greensboro
Linda B. Selleck, MA,
Retired Friends Minister & Educator
Moderator:
David R. Ross
Research Professor
Department of Economics, Bryn Mawr College
Here is a link to the flyer.
Here is a link to the video of the presentation.
Here is the chat text from the presentation.
Here is the link to the volume on our webpage.
October 27, 2020: “Mind, Spirit and the Pedagogy of Political Advocacy: Thomas Kelly encounters the FCNL”
Scholars and grassroots advocates examine faith and prophetic policy change.
Presenters:
Sarah Freeman-Woolpert
Advocacy Teams Trainer
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Ron Rembert
Professor of Religion and Philosophy, retired
Wilmington College
Larissa Gil Sanhueza
Young Adult Advocacy Coordinator
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Moderator:
David R. Ross
Research Professor
Department of Economics, Bryn Mawr College
Here is a link to the video of the presentation.
Here is the chat text from the presentation.
Here is a link to Ron’s Article.
Here is the link to the volume on our webpage.
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September 22, 2020: “Freeing Higher Education from Systemic Racism: Cultivating Healthy Environments To Learn and Teach”
Presenter:
Mica Estrada, Associate Professor in Social and Behavioral Science and Institutes for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco; Director, Civic Light Projects
Moderator:
Walter Hjelt Sullivan, Director of Quaker Affairs, Haverford College
Here is a link to the presentation.
Here is the chat text from the presentation.
Here is a link to a PDF of Mica’s PowerPoint.
Here are links to the academic studies referred to int he presentation:
August 25, 2020: “Reconsidering Quaker Higher Education: A New Vision for a New Time”
Presenters:
Gray Cox, Professor in Philosophy, Peace Studies and Language Learning at College of the Atlantic and Clerk of the Quaker Institute for the Future
Stephen Potthoff, Professor of Religion, Philosophy and Peace Studies at Wilmington College of Ohio
Laura Rediehs, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Coordinator of Peace Studies at St. Lawrence University
Moderator:
Donn Weinholtz, Prof. Emeritus Educational Leadership, University of Hartford
Here is a link to the presentation.
Here is the chat text from the presentation.
Here is a link to Gray Cox’s slides.
July 28, 2020: “Belonging and Emotional Safety: Affective Learning Strategies for First Generation Success”
Presenter:
Diego Navarro, Emeritus Professor, Cabrillo College, Founder and Principal Investigator, Academy for College Excellence, Senior Fellow, WGU Labs, affiliated with Western Governors University
Moderator:
Traci Hjelt Sullivan, Interim Director, Pendle Hill
Here is a link to the event flyer.
Here is a link to the presentation.
Here is a link to the slides shown during the presentation.
Here is the edited chat session.
Other helpful documents:
Traits of Highly Successful People.
Traits of Successful Students.
University Halls: Not Prison Walls
The Role of Community Colleges in Alleviating Poverty
June 30, 2020: “Human, Equitable, and Flexible: Teaching Principles in Times of Uncertainty”
Panelists:
Alison Cook-Sather, Mary Katharine Woodworth Professor of Education, Bryn Mawr College; Director, Peace, Conflict and Social Justice concentration; Director, Teaching and Learning Institute, Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges
Maria Ocando Finol, Educational Technology Specialist, Bryn Mawr College
Richard Freedman, Professor of Music, Haverford College; John C. Whitehead Professor of Humanities; Associate Provost for Curricular Development
Moderator:
David R. Ross, Associate Professor of Economics, Bryn Mawr College; Convener, Advancement and Membership Committee, Friends Association of Higher Education
Here is a link to the video recording.
Here is a link to the Google Resource Document.
And here is a link to the flyer for the event.
May 26, 2020: “Turning on a Quaker Dime”
The theme for our first event was “Lessons Learned for Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” featuring panelists:
Sarah Willie-LeBreton, Provost & Dean of the Faculty; Professor of Sociology, Swarthmore College
Francisco Burgos, Director of Education and incoming Executive Director at Pendle Hill
Stephen Angell, Leatherock Professor of Quaker Studies at the Earlham School of Religion
Moderated by Donn Weinholtz, Professor of Education & Director of Educational Leadership at the University of Hartford, and Convener, Advancement and Membership Committee, Friends Association for Higher Education.