Workshop: Public Scholarship and Organizing within and beyond the Confines of the Academy
2025 Grace Holt Celebration
April 22, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Central Standard Time
This interactive workshop will engage students in a discussion of what public scholarship can look like and why it can be important to think, speak and write for audiences beyond the academy. It will also explore the link between public scholarship and research in service of communities and organizing outside the academy? Finally, we will discuss the limitations and challenges of engaging in public scholarship within the context of institutions which value individual output and productivity over collective labor and organizing. Students will receive practical tips and engage with examples of public scholarship by scholars across N. America and beyond.
This event is a part of the 2025 Grace Holt Celebration programming and is co-sponsored by UIC Global Middle East Studies.
COVID safety:
UIC does not require masking; however, we are asking that all attendees wear a mask. This is an accessibility measure for chronically ill/immunocompromised people and those living interdependently with them. Black Studies will have extra masks on hand the day of the event.
Access Information:
- HEPA filters provided.
- 1250 UH is located on the 12th floor of University Hall (UH) and is accessible by elevator. Directional signs will be posted on the day of the event.
- UH is near the Blue Line, Harrison (#7) bus, Blue Island/26th (#60) bus, and Taylor (#157) bus. There is a drop-off area on Harrison Street and the Harrison Street Parking Structure (1100 W Harrison St) and near the intersection of Harrison & Racine.
- UH has all-gender and accessible restrooms located on the 4th floor (Room 430) and 11th floor (Room 1159), though many do not have automatic doors.
- Contact blst@uic.edu with any other access questions or requests. Black Studies staff will be available during the event for access requests.
Date posted
Mar 20, 2025
Date updated
Apr 7, 2025
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