In this Wild Pedagogy post, Samantha Miller writes about creating community in immersive learning. How do we create classrooms that are by nature and necessity participatory--where everyone's voice is explicitly valued because it's necessary? bit.ly/4d0y47u

Faculty in their first three years of teaching are invited to join the Wabash Center at AAR & SBL for a dinner offering a time of networking, being introduced to honored guests, interactive games, and directed conversations. RSVP: bit.ly/3RTWzN2

William Yoo distills received wisdom and some self-discovered truths into ten tips to bolster, counsel, and challenge new teachers in the realm of theological education. bit.ly/3TK7SY7

In the Common Questions series, we bring together some of the most esteemed scholars and educators in the field to engage with a central, thought-provoking question. “If school were in heaven, preparing souls for Earth, what would you teach, how and why?” bit.ly/3TQJaFG

Willie James Jennings inaugurates our new podcast season! He discusses the qualities of a person who might be inclined to administration and signs showing one might not be well-suited to the work. Lead, nurture talent, and attend to your strengths! bit.ly/3TQfokn

One year from the October 7 attacks on Israel, Ellen Posman brings us to her family's table for a Passover Seder. How do we enter difficult conversations with a spirit of curiosity knowing that we will disagree but that love impels us to value one another? wabashcenter.wabash.edu/2024/10/passov…

Final call! Tenure-track and contract faculty in the first three years of teaching are invited to a dinner at AAR & SBL for a time of networking, being introduced to honored guests, interactive games, and directed conversations. RSVP by Oct. 11: bit.ly/3RTWzN2

Fred Glennon writes about a grace-filled moment during his chaplaincy training and coming to an understanding that a central aspect of ministry is listening to help others to find wholeness. bit.ly/3U52oXZ

Molly Greening writes about (re)learning how to "blow who you is" in the context of a Wabash Center roundtable. Greening resists the temptation to seek legitimacy in "academese" in favor of an authentic voice. bit.ly/48eqSE3

🎙️NY Times bestselling author Jennifer Harvey discusses why her scholarship of religion focuses on issues of race and anti-racism. With storytelling and daily practices, Jen provides ways we might move to being in better relationship with one another. buzzsprout.com/829600/episode…

DEI initiatives are almost entirely "cognitively driven" and thus still locked in systems of power that exclude. How can a teacher create a space to be fully oneself? How can a classroom be more like a cozy room with a warm hearth where all are welcome? bit.ly/3YkBKvT

🎙️ Willie James Jennings discusses the disappointment many early-career scholars feel in their positions as "junior" faculty--deflated, marginalized, and overlooked after excelling in their studies. What does it take to find joy and one's own voice? bit.ly/3YymiNU

Final call to RSVP for the Wabash Center's AAR & SBL BIPOC Luncheon, a place for fellowship, connection, and mutual support and hear our special guest, Willie James Jennings, speak about self-care in the scholarly life. Register here by Nov. 1: bit.ly/3PDmGVv

Too often we get locked into existing paradigms--a product of an advanced education system that tells us that we must narrow our focus--stick to our lane. But in order to see new ways of being, we must nurture curiosity. bit.ly/48o71mg

🎙️We discuss Almeda M. Wright's new book "Teaching to Live: Black Religion, Activist Educators and Radical Social Change," which profiles eight distinguished Black teachers and the ways each acted as social change agents through their teaching. bit.ly/3O1hjit

Amidst stumbles, scrapes, and songs, Samantha Miller writes about what can happen with learning and community when colleagues are immersed in the wilderness together! bit.ly/3AzrKXI

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⚕️ “We are all born with medicine inside of us: unique traits and attributes that contribute to healing humanity on this planet. How is your medicine utilized in your teaching?” 🔗 bit.ly/3UQBt2l