Shana Schoem (she/her/hers) is the associate director for strategic partnerships and initiatives at The Program on Intergroup Relations. Her work involves envisioning, creating and facilitating high-impact dialogic programs for faculty and staff at the University of Michigan and across the field of higher education nationally and internationally. She has over 20 years of experience as a facilitator and has been regularly developing social justice education curriculum for nearly a decade.
Some of the programs Shana leads include:
- Community of Scholars
- National Intergroup Dialogue Institute
- Consultations
- Diversity and Inclusive Teaching Seminar (CRLT/Rackham collaboration)
Shana is published for her work on Intergroup Dialogue and dialogic practices in An Introduction to Intergroup Dialogue (Cognella 2019); Graduate Student Development and Preparation in the 21st Century (New Directions in Teaching and Learning Series, Jossey-Bass 2020) and a forthcoming intergroup dialogue facilitation reader.
Shana holds a BA in women’s studies (now women's and gender studies) and an executive coaching certification from the University of Michigan; and a JD from the University of Miami. She is passionate about relationship and community-building for social change, raising her kids, art and gardening.
Educational background
- BA in women's studies, University of Michigan
- Executive coaching certification, University of Michigan
- JD, University of Miami
Recent publications
- An Introduction to Intergroup Dialogue (Cognella 2019)
- Graduate Student Development and Preparation in the 21st Century (New Directions in Teaching and Learning Series, Jossey-Bass 2020)