Antiracism in Different Contexts--Urban planning, the arts, law, education, government, mental health, healthcare
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Timeline
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October 10, 2024Experience start
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October 11, 2024Kick-off meeting
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December 14, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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October 10, 2024Experience start
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October 11, 2024Kick-off meeting
Meeting with industry partners
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December 14, 2024Experience end
Experience scope
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Public health Community engagement Education Law and policy Social justiceSkills
online communication research writing empirical analysisWork with a team of advanced undergraduate learners at Boston University's Kilachand Honors College who are currently taking a research seminar in antiracism. Learners will be working on a semester-long project-based experience in which they research a problem or inequity that could benefit from antiracist interventions and develop an action/engagement plan, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
Throughout their project, teams of learners will:
- analyze research and data about racial inequity and racial equity with regard to current problems and policies;
- pose specific research questions to help add to the body of knowledge about the current and/or historical dimensions of racism in one or more topic areas;
- gather, interpret, and use data and evidence to make an argument and draw conclusions for interventions/solutions;
- analyze the relevance of identities, racist/antiracist ideas, and implicit bias to their own approaches to the underlying problem.
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Deliverables are negotiable and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization.
Some final project deliverables might include:
- A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights, and recommendations
Project timeline
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October 10, 2024Experience start
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October 11, 2024Kick-off meeting
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December 14, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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October 10, 2024Experience start
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October 11, 2024Kick-off meeting
Meeting with industry partners
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December 14, 2024Experience end
Project examples
Learners in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
For example, in a past semester of this course, teams of learners:
- studied the pre-med curriculum at a local university, and students' perceptions of it, to make recommendations for the inclusion of culturally competent learning;
- surveyed local elementary school art teachers and proposed antiracist and inclusive art education initiatives;
- researched microaggressions experienced by BIPOC individuals working in computer science, and compared these to the experiences of white and BIPOC students majoring in STEM.
Learners come from a wide variety of majors, from education to data sciences, and are a diverse and driven group of students looking to apply their knowledge to a real-world problem in order to further their learning. We are very flexible in helping define the particular experience with your organization.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
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Main contact


Timeline
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October 10, 2024Experience start
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October 11, 2024Kick-off meeting
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December 14, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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October 10, 2024Experience start
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October 11, 2024Kick-off meeting
Meeting with industry partners
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December 14, 2024Experience end