December 1, 2015
This semester, the Student Engagement Team (SET) focused on several new and ongoing ways to both unite and strengthen the IGR community, and to bring IGR community members out of their prescribed roles.
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IGR's Student Engagement Team Reflects on Fall Term Accomplishments
A Letter From The Directors (October 2015)
October 2015
This term, we are excited to be offering our intergroup dialogue course to 117 students. The dialogue topics this semester are Ableism, Gender, Race & Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Students of Color, and White Racial Identity. We have also already had several students express their intention to earn the Minor in Intergroup Relations Education.
Faculty Chat: Kelly Maxwell
October 2015
For this edition of "Faculty Chat", a regular feature where we share things you may not know about IGR faculty members, we sat down with IGR Co-Director (LSA) Kelly Maxwell. In her role, Kelly provides overall direction for the program in addition to teaching courses and leading several other projects both in and outside of IGR.
URecord: Program helps Detroit-area students, teachers overcome divisions
July 13, 2015
In the 13 years since it started, U-M’s Youth Dialogues on Race and Ethnicity in Metropolitan Detroit has engaged thousands of students and teachers who seek to effect social change, one conversation and one classroom at a time.
IGR publications and presentations, 2014-15
Below is a summary of IGR's publications and presentations within the last fiscal year.
Bolen, R., & Dessel, A. (2014). Is discrimination against Evangelical Christians a problem in social work education? A methodological review. In A. Dessel & R. Bolen (Eds.), Conservative Christian beliefs and sexual orientation in social work: Privilege, oppression, and the pursuit of human rights (pp. 195-218). Alexandria, VA: CSWE Press.
IGR's Dan Green Wins U-M NAACP Award for Outstanding Graduate Student
April 2015
IGR would like to extend a hearty congratulations to our Graduate Intern Dan Green, for his recent win of the Homer A. Neal Award for Outstanding Graduate Student at the 2015 Michigan Chapter - NAACP Image Awards. This awards ceremony, which was held on April 19 this year, recognized several U-M students for their achievements.
Fulbright Scholar Writes About Her Year Spent With IGR
In 2014-2015, Israeli Scholar Dr. Manal Yazbak Abu Ahmad spent a year with The Program on Intergroup Relations as a Fulbright Scholar. Check out the article she recently wrote for the Fulbright Israel Alumni Newsletter about her experience.
A Letter from the Directors (Winter 2015)
April 29, 2015
As students are taking final exams and preparing for the next few months, we are reflecting back on the past year with pride. Among the many wonderful achievements of IGR students, faculty, and staff, is that Winter 2015 marked the first semester of IGR offering a Minor in Intergroup Relations Education. We are very excited to be graduating our first two students with the minor in just a few days. Additionally, we have nearly 20 other students who have declared the minor!
Intergroup Relations Skills Are Useful Everywhere!
by Nicole Rixen, IGR MSW Intern
April 2015
One of the best parts about interning at IGR is the amount of overlap that happens between this program and other groups around campus. This semester, not only did I start my work at IGR, I also joined the Michigan Ballroom Dance Team. During my interactions with a team of over 200 people, I have had the privilege of meeting other people who are not only passionate about dance, but about social justice as well.
Alumni Spotlight: David Sweetman
April 2015