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Dr. Lauren Forbes, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at the University of Cincinnati. In this post, Dr. Forbes reflects on the challenges and opportunities of working in partnership with community partners in a classroom setting. Over the last 18 months I have learned many things about […]
Starting this month, we are instituting a new blog for the TCP community – I am hoping for TCP to be more regular in reaching out and sharing the excellent work being done by our researchers, students, affiliates, community partners and others.
Writing for Justice in Covid-19 Students in Writing for Justice, a class taught by TCP affiliate faculty Bob Hyland, voluntarily transformed what was an already challenging assignment (i.e., speech writing) by creating a platform for advocacy—they orated their speeches as video for YouTube. Check out their great work:
BY BOB HYLAND In early March 2020, just before COVID-19 disrupted and rearranged so much of our lives, I was honored to attend the 6th Annual Cincinnati Project Symposium at the African American Cultural and Resource Center (AACRC) on UC’s campus. Yes, I was honored to have been invited to speak on a panel with […]
BY MURAL YILMAZ I am an international graduate student from Turkey writing my doctoral dissertation on China’s treatment of the Uyghurs, a Muslim minority community long living in what is now Western China, as internal colonialism for my PhD in Political Science. I joined the UC Gender Equity Research Team that recently completed a two-year […]
BY RODERICK PEARSON When I was an undergraduate student, enduring the painstaking process of applying to graduate school the University of Cincinnati stood out among my other choices for one reason, The Cincinnati Project. Unlike most schools, The Cincinnati Project had a dedicated commitment to connecting with community organizations to serve the needs of residents […]
BY ANNE SISSON RUNYAN We might think that research on Cincinnati is just about the local. However, a two-year gender study of the City of Cincinnati Government recently completed by the UC Gender Equity Research Team, an ad hoc group of faculty and graduate students from Political Science and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies I […]
BY JENNIFER MALAT As we look forward to the symposium on March 1, I have been reflecting on the lessons from prior symposia. Last year, Yvette Simpson gave the keynote address. She explained that the journey to justice is neither a sprint nor a marathon. Instead, it is a relay in which we work with […]
BY LEYLA ASHRAF Dr. Sara Williams, Scott Stoll, Dr. Farrah Jacquez, Dr. Carlie Trott, and a group of 14 University of Cincinnati students partnered with Parker Woods Montessori to implement and assess Dream It! A Playbook to Spark Your Awesomeness. The Dream It! Playbook was created by Dr. Sara Williams and Scott Stoll with the intention to teach children […]
Women of Color at the Center Women of color provide important leadership in the city of Cincinnati, working in all sectors and volunteering their time for a better Cincinnati. At the same time, women of color face a multitude of challenges, including an alarmingly high poverty rate, high rates of health problems, and other inequities. […]
