What is public scholarship? What does it generate? Who does it address? Why is it important today?

This roundtable series seeks to deepen and enlarge cross-disciplinary conversations about scholarship as a public practice oriented toward social justice. Speakers discuss their diverse experiences facilitating campus-community dialogues and collaborations that promote effective, creative, and just problem-solving for social change.

Friday, October 25
Why does Public Scholarship Matter?  Claims/Stories

Guest Speakers:
LaNesha DeBardelaben (Executive Director, Northwest African American Museum)
Quetzal Flores (Director, Arts& Culture, East LA Community Corporation)
Ralina Joseph (Communication and Center for Communication, Difference, & Equity, University of Washington)
Angelica Macklin (Gender, Women, Sexuality Studies, University of Washington)