The Boston University Inclusive Pedagogy Institute welcomed its first cohort of 26 clinical faculty, graduate students, lecturers, and tenure track faculty members from across Boston University this June. The Institute, coordinated by the College of Arts & Sciences Diversity and Action Team, the Boston University Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Boston University Inclusive Pedagogy Working Group, seeks to create a unique opportunity for faculty and instructors seeking insights on innovative course design, classroom techniques, and departmental engagement practices that create inclusive, and supportive learning environments. The Institute ran from June 7 to 9, and participants will continue their work throughout the 2022-23 academic year.
The inaugural cohort represents Boston Medical Center, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Communications, the School of Public Health, the School of Theology, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, and the School of Social Work. Diversity and Inclusion Action Team members involved in the planning process include Kyna Hamill, Director, College of Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum and Master Lecturer; Swati Rani, Lecturer, College of Arts & Sciences Writing Program; Karina Sembe, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Romance Studies, and Vincent L. Stephens, Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion for the College of Arts and Sciences.
The inaugural cohort includes:
Jori Berger-Greenstein, Clinical Associate Professor, BUMC
Maria Bobroff, Lecturer, Romance Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
Debbie Borkovitz, Clinical Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, College of Arts & Sciences
Chip Celenza, Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences
Elizabeth Co, Clinical Assistant Professor, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences and Biology, College of Arts & Sciences
Alexis Courtney, Lecturer, Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
Sean Desilets, Lecturer, Writing Program, College of Arts & Sciences
Anne Escher, Clinical Assistant Professor, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Amy Geller, Lecturer, College of Communications
Mark Gianino, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
Sophie Godley, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of PublicHealth
Christine Hamel, Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts
Anastasia Kidd, Lecturer, School of Theology
Michele Martinez, Lecturer, Writing Program, College of Arts & Sciences
Rachel Meade, Lecturer, Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences
Mario Muscedere, Senior Lecturer, Biology and Neuroscience, College of Arts & Sciences
Shannon Peters, Lecturer, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Amit Sethi, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dental
Sarah Sklar, Graduate Student, Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences
Kathryn Spilios, Master Lecturer, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences
Susanne Sreedhar, Professor, Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences
Robin Stevens, Senior Lecturer, Core Curriculum, College of Arts & Sciences
Renee Yancey, Lecturer College of Fine Arts
Jenniver Cazenave, Assistant Professor, Romance Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
Khadidja El Karfi, Graduate Student, Romance Studies, College of Arts & Sciences