.@MetropolitanU’s most recent issue of the Metropolitan Universities Journal highlights several articles written about the new ideas and approaches to academia as a result of Covid-19. Find the articles included in the issue here: tinyurl.com/bdfyk2mu

Last week, Lucas’s Mentor Cateo Hilton gave remarks at the White House and introduced President Biden. Cateo reflected on the importance of honoring Black History Month and shared how he creates new Black History every day with his peers. Learn More: tinyurl.com/446nyznp

On Friday, March 25th from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET, Dr. Maranda Ward and four GW students will facilitate a webinar titled, “What Decolonizing Our Classrooms Looks Like.” Learn more and register in advance here: tinyurl.com/ys65hsjt

Service Learning and Experiential Instructors needed to teach with the Civic Leadership Institute - a 3-week, in-person summer academic camp experience at Northwestern University this Summer 2022! Learn more about this opportunity: tinyurl.com/t6xn3s97

Looking for ways to deepen your community engagement? The Knapp Fellowship supports a full-year project for undergraduate or graduate students, with up to $10,000 to connect scholarly research to a social issue while initiating a community project! More: tinyurl.com/23n8brhe

Congratulations to long-time community partner, Life Pieces To Masterpieces, on receiving the Citizen Diplomat Award from Global Ties, U.S. This award recognizes their deep commitment to public diplomacy and their social impact on communities in the United States and abroad! tinyurl.com/yckss2np

The George Washington University, in partnership with the League of Women Voters DC, will host two public candidate forums featuring candidates for the upcoming 2022 Washington, D.C. Attorney General and Mayoral elections. Find more information here: tinyurl.com/yk4ndeep

Good Reads from the GW Sociology Department! Check out these two recent and important pieces of public writing: “D.C. can pioneer a new way forward in drug policy” and “A Fearsome Precedent”. Find them here: tinyurl.com/4tzu49dy

CCAS and SEAS students have partnered with novaukraine and are launching a fundraiser to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced persons. Learn more about how to contribute: tinyurl.com/4d4ppzz7

Save the Date! Join @MetropolitanU for the first time in two years for their 27th Annual Conference: The Essential Role of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. The Conference will take place in San Diego, California from October 23th-26th. Learn more: tinyurl.com/y9yttxh3

The Writing Program Administrators - Graduate Organization is excited to announce that the Diversity sub-committee is hosting two speaker events with writing scholars Dr. Asao Inoue and Dr. Suresh Canaragajah in late April. Learn more about the events: tinyurl.com/3aeskzm3

Join Rock Creek Conservancy for their 2–3 hour cleanup events where you can enjoy time outside and give back to the local community. Learn more about this month-long annual Extreme Cleanup event and sign up here: tinyurl.com/5e358r38

The Bonner Network will be hosting a virtual Teaching Social Action Summer ‘22 Institute on 6/28-30. Faculty and staff will be introduced to an approach for incorporating social action campaigns into a semester-long course or co-curricular workshop series. tinyurl.com/34c569wc

Join the 2021-2022 Knapp Fellows and GWUpstart grantees for an event celebrating service and social innovation at GW. We will share the highlights of this year's projects and discuss the values, challenges, and learning from social innovation. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4nn8ndvz

Encourage your students to apply for the 2022 Samuel Halperin Youth Public Service Award! The award is presented to someone who has demonstrated the spirit of and commitment to public service, and has overcome barriers and challenges to succeed. Learn more:tinyurl.com/yvt44ktk

Reminder! If your student has logged over 100 hours of community service between April 25, 2021 and April 24, 2022, they will earn the President’s Volunteer Service Award issued by the White House. Find more information here: tinyurl.com/2p8ej7v2

The University of Michigan’s Journal of Diversity Scholarship for Social Change invites proposals for their special issue that asks the question, “Are Anti-Racism Efforts Having an Impact in Organizations and Communities?” Learn more: tinyurl.com/yzb2j9vu