Community-Based Learning & Research Symposium Event Summary April 6, 2018 | Texas Union Quadrangle Room 3.304 | 9:00am – 3:30pm On Friday, April 6, 2018, The Longhorn Center for Community Engagement hosted the inaugural Community-Based Learning and Research Symposium at the Texas Union Quadrangle Room from 9:00 – 3:30pm. The… read more
Front Porch Gathering Recap | February 13, 2018 | Stopping the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Stopping the School-to-Prison Pipeline & the Systemic Criminalization of Male Students of Color For the first Front Porch Gathering of 2018, the University of Texas Community Engagement Center partnered with My Brother’s Keeper of Austin to bring light to the systemic criminalization of male students of color in central Texas. The… read more
November 2017 Front Porch Gathering Recap: Affordable Housing Accessibility
On November 14, residents of Austin gathered in Austin Community College – Eastview Campus to discuss access to affordable housing in Austin. This discussion was preceded by a Front Porch Gathering on the effects of Gentrification for those who have remained in East Austin that occurred earlier in the year.… read more
October 2017 Front Porch Gathering Recap: The Impact of Immigration Policy in Austin
The immigration conversations that have been at the forefront of national conversation struck home in Travis County last February. During a two day sweep, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials arrested 51 undocumented immigrants in Austin, and 681 nationally as part of raids in Los Angeles. Chicago, Atlanta and New… read more
Building Bridges Recap: Dr. Peniel Joseph
10/20/2017 Building Bridges- Dr. Peniel Joseph Once a month the Community Engagement Center (CEC) brings thought leadership from the University of Texas whose work examines equity and access to come speak at the Building Bridges conversation. This month, the CEC was happy to present Dr. Peniel Joseph. Dr. Joseph holds… read more