Across higher education, students are increasingly bringing their interests in social justice into the classroom, often rooted in their individual experiences and identities. Faculty and instructors who center social justice in their curriculum, pedagogy and research want learning to be relevant to students’ lived experiences. At the same time, commitments to social change require all of us to be open to new questions, ideas and frameworks. How can faculty honor students’ lived experiences, insights and identities while also fostering a culture of critical reflection, exchange, and transformation? What practices allow instructors to engage student experiences while also supporting their exploration of scholarship and ideas that may challenge their assumptions and experiences?… . In this lunchtime faculty discussion, Poorvu Center Faculty Fellow and American Studies Professor Daniel Martinez HoSang will explore these questions with Professor Deb Vargas and an interdisciplinary panel of faculty. Panelists will draw from the challenges and opportunities in their classroom experiences to set the stage for participants to share their perspectives, ideas and questions. The Poorvu Center’s Teaching Development and Initiatives team is committed to hosting inclusive and accessible events that allow all participants to fully engage. Please contact us (faculty.teaching@yale.edu) if there are ways we can support accommodations or for questions about inclusion.. . — Event Details: https://yaleconnect.yale.edu/rsvp?id=2267150