Showing events starting from November 1, 2017 up to November 30, 2017

November 15, 2017 - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM ET

CEW is honored to bring celebrated and award-winning actress, producer & equal rights advocate Laverne Cox to Rackham Auditorium. Doors will open at 5:30 PM.

In Ms. Cox's lecture, titled Ain't I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood, she will be sharing her experiences as a trans woman of color, and her work as an international advocate for human rights and gender equality. This lecture serves as the capstone event to the 2017 CEW Spectrum of Advocacy & Activism Symposium being held earlier in the day.

This event is free and open to the public, however, tickets are sold out. The lecture cannot be recorded; however, it will be live-streamed at the Rackham Amphitheatre and the Michigan League Ballroom. Live-stream tickets are available.

November 15, 2017 - 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM ET

The SSW Student Union Presents, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) workshop: "The Role of White People in Ending Racism"

Do you want to join the fight against racism, but don't know how or where to start? Come learn effective tools to engage in the struggle to end racism!

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), an organization focused on combating white supremacy and building a racially just society. The evening will include a discussion of key terms pulled from Critical Race Theory with real-world stories and small group discussions. We will also learn about "The Ladder" or steps to take to dismantle racism. Finally, a moderated interactive panel discussion with four advocacy leaders will present their stories working within social activism to end racism and answer questions.

Attendees will be informed and empowered to stand up for racial justice. Students, staff, and faculty are all invited to attend.

Refreshments to be served.

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A live stream of the event will be available.

Sponsored by the Office of Student Services and Student Union.

November 16, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

The IHIPE Learning Community includes faculty, students, staff and community partners. We seek to actively foster discussion, learning, research and service regarding education and care delivery models which promote the integration of physical and mental health and the growing IPE movement.

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November 16, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Michelle Woods, the Director of the Office of Career Services, will discuss the licensure process in Michigan and how to research the rules and regulations for other states.

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November 16, 2017 - 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM ET

Join Poverty Solutions for a discussion with Olivia Golden, Executive Director of The Center for Law and Social Policy on family policy, child care, and early education, work support strategies, and what the future may hold for low-income people in America. 

About Olivia Golden:
Olivia Golden is CLASP's executive director. An expert in child and family programs at the federal, state, and local levels, she has a track record of delivering results for low-income children and families in the nonprofit sector and at all levels of government. During the eight years she served as Commissioner for Children, Youth, and Families and then as Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1993-2001), Ms. Golden was a key player in expanding and improving Head Start and creating Early Head Start, implementing landmark welfare reform, tripling the level of funding for child care, and doubling adoptions from foster care.

As an Institute fellow at the Urban Institute from 2008 to 2013, Ms. Golden spoke, wrote, and led major initiatives on poverty and the safety net, families' economic security and children's well-being. She brings to CLASP the leadership role in a major multi-state initiative, Work Support Strategies, which provides six states with the opportunity to design, test, and implement reforms to improve low-income working families' access to health reform, nutrition assistance, and child care subsidies.

Under her leadership from 2001 to 2004, the D.C. Children and Family Services Agency emerged from federal court receivership and markedly improved the lives of children in the District. Her book Reforming Child Welfare [2009] melds this experience with original research to recommend policy, practice, and leadership strategies to improve outcomes for very vulnerable children and their families.

During 2007, she oversaw the management of all state government agencies as New York's director of state operations. She was also director of programs and policy at the Children's Defense Fund (1991-1993), a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government at (1987-1991), and budget director of Massachusetts's Executive Office of Human Services (1983-1985). Her book, Poor Children and Welfare Reform [1992], draws lessons from welfare programs around the country that tried to make a difference to families by serving two generations, both parent, and child.

Ms. Golden holds a doctorate and a master's degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, where she earned a B.A. in philosophy and government.

November 16, 2017 - 7:00 PM ET

Join U-M students, faculty, and staff in this storytelling event as part of the International Career Pathways series. Audience members will get to listen to storytellers share about their international experiences. This event is similar to “The Moth” in which true stories are told in a live setting. A Hot Chocolate Bar will be provided. 

November 17, 2017 - 12:00 PM ET

Stop by our Facebook page for a live video from Cerise Carrington, Financial Aid, Admissions and Student Services Officer offering important financial aid information for MSW applicants. There will also be an admissions representative available for real time comments and questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

November 18, 2017 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

This mini-course focuses on the real community and personal impacts of increased immigration enforcement in the United States since the attacks of 911. The course will explore current immigration enforcement policies in the context of social justice issues, human rights violations and impacts on communities. Many of these issues will be explored through particular focus on case examples from an effective, local, grassroots effort to urgently respond to the needs of the undocumented immigrant individuals and families who are increasingly targeted for detainment and deportation on the borders and interior of the US. Students in this course will acquire the skills to analyze current and changing aspects of immigration enforcement policy and its controversies. Students will also acquire the skills to develop community and organizational strategies to promote social justice including urgent response teams, community education, political actions and the ethics and cultural humility necessary in organizing...

Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.