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Scholar-Activism as Pedagogical Praxis

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Academia often prizes detached inquiry and publication metrics, yet for many educators, scholarship and activism are inseparable. Scholar-Activism as Pedagogical Praxis invites faculty, graduate students, and community scholars to reimagine research, publishing, and classroom practices as liberatory work—bridging the gap between campus and community. By positioning scholarship as a tool for social transformation, participants will learn how to align their intellectual pursuits with grassroots movements, collaborative partnerships, and the collective generation of knowledge.

Academia often prizes detached inquiry and publication metrics, yet for many educators, scholarship and activism are inseparable. Scholar-Activism as Pedagogical Praxis invites faculty, graduate students, and community scholars to reimagine research, publishing, and classroom practices as liberatory work—bridging the gap between campus and community. By positioning scholarship as a tool for social transformation, participants will learn how to align their intellectual pursuits with grassroots movements, collaborative partnerships, and the collective generation of knowledge.

Key Focus Areas

  1. Scholar-Activist Foundations

    • Explore the history and ethics of scholar-activism, from anti-colonial scholarship traditions to contemporary community-based research approaches.

  2. Campus-Community Integration

    • Identify strategies to partner with grassroots organizations, involve community voices in research design, and uplift local knowledge within academic discourse.

  3. Liberatory Teaching & Publishing

    • Learn how to transform syllabi, assignments, and publication strategies into praxis-oriented activities that challenge gatekeeping and center mutual care, equity, and public impact.

Who Should Attend

  • Faculty & Graduate Students
    Seeking to fuse academic inquiry with social justice movements, public scholarship, and transformative classroom practices.

  • Department Leaders & Curriculum Developers
    Looking to embed scholar-activist values and collaborative community research into department-wide initiatives.

  • Community Scholars & Grassroots Partners
    Eager to build reciprocal relationships with educational institutions that respect lived expertise and generate accessible knowledge.

  • DEI & Equity Committees
    Hoping to refine institutional policies, grant applications, and hiring processes that recognize and reward scholar-activism.

Learning Objectives

  1. Align Research with Liberation

    • Discover ways to frame questions, collect data, and analyze results that serve community-defined objectives rather than purely academic interests.

  2. Reinvent Teaching Methods

    • Develop classroom activities, experiential projects, and co-created curricula that empower students to connect theoretical frameworks with real-world advocacy.

  3. Reshape Academic Metrics & Publishing

    • Gain insights into alternative pathways—like open-access platforms, participatory editing, and engaged scholarship—that break from elitist or exclusionary norms.

Why It Matters

When we compartmentalize our academic work from the social realities of marginalized communities, we risk perpetuating harm or irrelevance. Embracing scholar-activism situates research, teaching, and publication within an ethic of accountability, collaboration, and shared power. This synergy encourages intellectual rigor intertwined with public good, ensuring that knowledge production amplifies community voices and fosters tangible change. By humanizing academia and centering community impact, scholar-activists help redefine academic success as deeply responsive, accessible, and culturally transformative.

Is This Workshop For You?

  • Tired of publication pressures that favor esoteric journals and exclude broader audiences?
    Learn approaches to disseminate scholarship in ways that strengthen community alliances and inspire public dialogue.

  • Concerned about reproducing hierarchical or exploitative research norms?
    Explore frameworks for collaborative, decolonial, and respectful knowledge-building that honor reciprocal, non-extractive practices.

  • Wanting your classroom to serve as a hub for socially conscious exploration?
    Discover teaching strategies that meld critical theory, experiential learning, and activist projects.

  • Ready to transform campus culture around what it means to be a “successful” scholar?
    Uncover models and success stories of professor-activists who leverage institutional resources for community-driven outcomes.

If these points resonate, Scholar-Activism as Pedagogical Praxis will equip you with the tools, methodologies, and vision to weave academic inquiry more profoundly into collective liberation work.