National Humanities Alliance Highlights Rackham Engaged Humanities Program
The Engaged Pedagogy Initiative was included in the NHA’s public humanities program training report.
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Announcing the 2021 Rackham Public Scholarship Grants
The Rackham Program in Public Scholarship supports publicly engaged scholarship through mutually beneficial projects created between Rackham students and community partners that co-create public goods based on community-needs and interests.
Time Travel with Typewriters
With support from the Rackham Program in Public Scholarship, Rackham alumna Meghan Forbes created a program that uses a retro strategy to encourage children to write: giving them access to typewriters.
Mining the Past
With support from the Rackham Program in Public Scholarship, anthropology alumnus Colin Quinn helped start a program that connects a Romanian community with its mining heritage.
Rackham Program in Public Scholarship Marks 10 Years
Program helps students advance knowledge and share ideas that enrich higher education and the broader community.
Boosting the Signal
Tribal radio stations are important sources of healthcare information in Native American communities, which have been particularly hard hit by COVID-19. Ph.D. alumna Jana Wilbricht studied this crucial role, and helped two stations better reach their audiences.
Moral Victories
With support from the Rackham Program in Public Scholarship, U-M philosophy Ph.D. alum Zoë A. Johnson King co-founded the Michigan High School Ethics Bowl, helping high school students explore and apply moral philosophy to local issues.
Every Year a Story
In addition to Earth Day, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the Ecology Center. Rackham English language and literature Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Harlow is helping them commemorate the occasion through online storytelling.
Article Highlights Rackham Public Engagement Program
An article announcing the U-M Center for Academic Innovation’s new Public Engagement Faculty Fellowship cited the public scholarship achievements of Rackham students and staff.
No History Left Behind
Educational studies doctoral student Kimberly Ransom is bringing childhood voices back into the story of the historic Rosenwald school in Pickens County, Alabama.