The Longhorn Center for Community Engagement is kicking off its next Front Porch Gathering (FPG) series on Tuesday, December 4th with a dialogue on disproportionate disciplinary action in schools. Attendees will help us build a guidebook that identifies tools to navigate discriminatory practices and assemble resources to support Black and… read more
Events
CEC’s Front Porch Gathering 2017-2018 Calendar
Building Bridges Recap (9/8): Applying the ASPEN Model for Racial Equity to Austin Community College
Dr. Stephanie Hawley, Ph.D. is the Associate Vice President of the Office of Equity and Inclusion at Austin Community College (ACC). She spoke at the Building Bridges conversation on September 9th about how Austin Community College has been implementing the ASPEN Institute’s “Ten Lessons for Taking Leadership on Racial Equity”… read more
Building Bridges Recap (2/10): Investing in Education
Three representatives from Huston-Tillotson University (HT) led the Building Bridges conversation on February 10th, a Second Friday which always spotlights the “school to profession pipeline”. Autumn Caviness, Director of the Center of Academic Excellence, Rachel Kunz, Assistant Vice President – Adult Degree Program, and Dr. Dominique Bowman Vining, Director of… read more
Building Bridges Recap (2/3): Leadership on Immigration
This week’s Building Bridges conversation explored a topic whose that is at the forefront of political debate both locally and nationally–immigration. Shubhada Saxena, Board President of SAIVA (South Asian’s International Volunteer Association), chronicled the history of a nation founded by immigrants which now suppresses the citizenship of people of color… read more