This course explores black art and culture in the twentieth century. Students will examine how different religious peoples and traditions have interacted across time and how these interactions and exchanges have both complicated and enriched the American religious landscape. As a Jesuit, Catholic university, Fairfield is dedicated to diversity and inclusion; to radical hospitality in service of racial, social, and economic justice. Topics include the social constructions of race, sexuality, gender, class, and beauty, intertextuality, influence, and canon formation. The course will be run as a combination of lecture and small group discussion and will make use of web-based background materials to provide context and depth to the readings. The course highlights collections of Asian art at Yale University and in New York City, incorporating special exhibitions of East Asian art relevant to the course. MUSC 1132Critical Issues in American Popular Music: Blues to Hip Hop3 Credits, Attributes: ASVP American Studies: Visual and Performing Arts, BSAH Black Studies: Arts and Humanities, BSCC Black Studies Component Course, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, UDIV U.S. Diversity, VPCH Visual and Performing Arts Core: History Course. SOCI 2300Sociology of Education3 Credits, Attributes: BSFC Black Studies Focus Course, BSSS Black Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, EDCG Educational Studies Cognate, EDDV Educational Studies Diversity, UDIV U.S. Diversity. In 2018 Warde students traveled to San Diego to share the progressive work they are doing through their Identity and Education Conference, and on-going work in FPS schools. Enhancing the richness of cultural diversity through student clubs and organizations is the cornerstone of the multicultural college experience. In 2018 Warde students traveled to San Diego to share the progressive work they are doing through their Identity and Education Conference, and on-going work in FPS schools. Major world regions and selected countries within them are discussed with respect to the people, and their physical, demographic, cultural, political, and economic characteristics. Previously AH 0103. Need to talk? SPAN 3253Spanish-American Civilization3 Credits, Attributes: DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, LCEL LACS Minor: Elective, LCSC LACS Minor: Spanish Culture and Literature, WDIV World Diversity. Previously EN 0126. Previously SO 0185. We educate men and women who serve for and with others within the rich tapestry of cultures that comprise our contemporary world. Previously BI 0071. Previously HI 0102. Previously EN 0133. Fairfield is committed to Diversity in Action. Students initially study films as an independent genre using specific structural form as the means of analysis (close-up, soundtrack, frame, etc.). The week-long celebration is a series of events that seek to engage students, staff, faculty, and our local communities in a dialogue about justice and the recognition of all human dignity. The goal of the minor is to provide students with the economics and social justice knowledge to work effectively in any organization in pursuit of DEI goals. The Center hosts workshops on Inclusive Classroom Practices to generate discussion around the challenges, opportunities, and best practices for teaching social justice classes. Fairfield University is exploring plans for a new academic unit that would offer an associate degree to students from low-income families and under-represented communities, primarily in the surrounding Bridgeport region. Serving the University community by providing support and activities for students that enhance their overall experience and knowledge in respect to the rich diversity and culture that exists at Fairfield. Note: This course counts as a natural science core but does not satisfy requirements for the biology major or minor. The $3 million, multi-institutional National Science Foundation-sponsored program is dedicated to increasing the number of underrepresented students receiving four-year degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. A detailed list of course requirements, offerings, and more can be viewed in the Universitys course catalog. Does it victimize the poor? Crosslisted with ENGL1180. This course pays attention to key films, filmmakers, and moments in film history, across Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. The PDF will include all pages of the 2022-2023 Course Descriptions A-Z. Students will begin with classic texts in social theory, examine how this theory informs contemporary debates, and look to small-scale societies in the Global South for an intimate, ethnographic perspective of our global era. Previously PH 0260. The School has a rich history and renewed commitment to racial justice and education in service of equity, diversity, and inclusion. At Fairfield University, we advance this mission through: Inclusive Excellence as a critical dimension of our academic mission. Tenured/Tenured Track jobs in Fairfield. RLST 2552Contemporary Moral Problems3 Credits, Attributes: CARS Catholic Studies: Religious Studies, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, EDCG Educational Studies Cognate, RSTH Religious Studies Theology Track. Previously AY 0199. 55 Silliman Street, #55, Fairfield, (University), CT, 06824 is a property listed for-rent at $5,000. Crosslisted with INST1052. Attributes: ANMC Asian Studies Elective, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, INEL International Studies / International Business Elective, RSST Religious Studies Major Track, WDIV World Diversity. We actively promote an awareness of and sensitivity toward the full range of differences within and well beyond our community of learners. This curriculum is designed to provide breadth and depth of understanding, and encourages students to recognize the wide range of perspectives that help to shape relationships among people. SOCI 2215Death Penalty in America3 Credits, Attributes: ASSO American Studies: Sociology, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, PACJ Public Administration Criminal Justice, PJST Peace and Justice Studies. Vice President for Equity, Inclusion and Leadership Development, Don C. Sawyer lll is leaving Quinnipiac to join Fairfield University on July 1. Pictured Above: A. Rev. Inclusive Excellence is the recognition that our institution's success is dependent on how well we value, engage, and include the rich diversity of students, staff, faculty, administrators, alums, and surrounding community. Today it is a co-educational institution. Top Stories, 1073 North Benson Road Students explore topics such as modernity, nationalism, individualism, gender, and cultural identity in the modern cultural-historical context. Learn More About Affinity Clubs Just like McGrath Commons, only private and virtual. Students are partners in creating and implementing co-curricular programming at Fairfield University. Attributes: ANMC Asian Studies Elective, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, GDAH Graphic Design: Art History, INEL International Studies / International Business Elective, VPCH Visual and Performing Arts Core: History Course, WDIV World Diversity. Fairfield University was founded by the Society of Jesus as an all-boys school. Boston University Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) works closely with all of the University's 17 schools and colleges to help create a positive and welcoming campus climate, and ensure that we are recruiting world-class students, staff, and faculty whose experiences and viewpoints embolden the academic endeavor. As the nation was gripped by widespread unrest over the weekend in response to the killing of yet another unarmed black man by a police officer last week, U.S. Catholic leaders said recent events served as a wake-up call to the racism that continues to plague the country, while encouraging non-violent protests as a means of effective resistance. This course examines the modern teachings of the Catholic Church on peace and justice; Christian/humanist attitudes towards war; pacifism and the just war theory; and changes in global political and economic structures that seem necessary to ensure a peaceful and just world order. This course examines the economy from philosophical and anthropological perspectives. The course highlights collections of Asian art at the Fairfield University Art Museum, Yale University, and in New York City. Understanding the dynamics of diversity allows people to respect and value differences. Previously PY 0221. Throughout the semester, we address three fundamental questions. Selected writers include Stowe, Davis, Thoreau, Crane, Douglass, Steinbeck, King, Wright, and Ginsberg. Taught in Spanish. Graduate equivalent: SOCI5300. Read about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives and how employees rate DEI at Fairfield University. Course activities include screening of films, discussion of articles that deal with literary theory and analysis of film, and writing short papers. The historic diversity of Muslim communities on the continent will be explored through their respective beliefs, cultures, and sense of identity. Students learn to understand, discuss, and differentiate between stylistic periods and their historical relevance to American culture. This course presents a general view of Spanish-American civilization from pre-Columbian times to the present. . Learn more about our Racial and Social Justice Resources, the Office of Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Diversity in Action, Services & Initiatives for students and more! PHIL 2267(De)Colonizing the Human3 Credits, Attributes: BSFC Black Studies Focus Course, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective. We recognize the inherent value and dignity of each person, guided by our Jesuit heritage as informed by the contemporary context. The PDF will include content on the Courses tab only. The 2019 conference was held at Fairfield University and included school districts from across the region and state. POLI 2253Latin American Politics3 Credits, Attributes: DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, INEL International Studies / International Business Elective, LCEL LACS Minor: Elective, PMCP Politics Major: Comparative Politics, WDIV World Diversity. Center for Social Impact Receives Grant for Partner School in TanzaniaApril 17, 2020. View More Dolan News Read Full Story Meet the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion faculty. By encouraging dialogue, communication, community partnerships, and a culture of understanding around diversity, equity and inclusion, the Diversity in Action Podcast was created to foster in each student, faculty, and staff member the capacity and desire to build a better world. Attributes: ASRS American Studies: Religion, ASUP American Studies Upper Level, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, IWHU Islamic World Studies: Humanities, RSST Religious Studies Major Track, UDIV U.S. Diversity. While the increased visibility of Spanish has surprised some in recent decades, people have been speaking Spanish in what is now the US for hundreds of years. Following a call and mission to serve, Jesuits often established academic institutions in under-served communities that were otherwise ostracized and denied access to education. A team of science and mathematics faculty members has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to transform the introductory experience for STEM students, with the goal of improving retention and success for all students, especially for students of color and others who have been traditionally excluded from these disciplines. When each unique point of view is heard, honored, and celebrated, true learning begins. This course takes a look at racism and issues of gender in America, and how musicians of diverse backgrounds have collaborated and contributed to the evolution of American music despite prejudice and adversity. Dr. A final project asks students to consider ways to raise awareness about a social issue at the University or in the larger community. Previously EN 0172. Students keep a journal in which they reflect on the literature and develop strategies for changing themselves and the world around them. Students who have taken PSYC1210 may not take this course. Also will be discussed are issues particular to fiction and film as representational modes: How do fiction and film narrate history and the complex Chinese experience? Dr. Nemec shares some reflections on the importance of honoring June 19 as an annual University holiday. This course examines the economy from philosophical and anthropological perspectives. Provide leadership with community partnership opportunities that will foster the University's environment for diversity and inclusion. AHST 1165African-American Art3 Credits, Attributes: ASGW American Studies: Gateway, ASVP American Studies: Visual and Performing Arts, BSAH Black Studies: Arts and Humanities, BSFC Black Studies Focus Course, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, GDAH Graphic Design: Art History, UDIV U.S. Diversity, VPCH Visual and Performing Arts Core: History Course. Established in 1993, the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program challenges the cultural, intellectual, social, and political assumptions about sex, gender, and sexuality systems. Artists studied will not be those with the highest number of albums sold, but those with significant musical or lyrical content and impact on hip-hop as a whole. Previously SP 0271. This course introduces students to some of the fundamental concepts of International Studies. The PDF will include all pages within the 2022-2023 Graduate Catalog. We are committed to pursuing shared standards of excellence. Previously EN 0101. RLST 2669Religion and the Civil Rights Movement3 Credits, Attributes: BSFC Black Studies Focus Course, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, RSST Religious Studies Major Track. Major works of art and architecture will be examined to understand the respective cultures and traditions of these regions. In this course, students engage with different expressions of "global cinema": films intended for international audiences. View all Yale University jobs in New Haven, CT . Previously SP 0253. The course is a survey, thus students will encounter a variety of topics varying from indigenous religious practices, revivalism, the early roots of traditions like Judaism and Islam, new religious movements, to secularization. The event also honors the achievements and volunteer service of alumni, parents, faculty, and staff. Students interested in talking to a campus minister should visit us and join the waiting room. Graduate equivalent: SOCI5110. Further, students will explore how elements of black religious life, from preaching style to music to liturgy to religious thought, have left an indelible mark upon American and Caribbean religious cultures and traditions. The course reviews applications of theoretical predictions as they relate to important public policy issues such as child and elder care, social security, pay equity, the glass ceiling, affirmative action, sexual harassment, and poverty. Fairfield University Upward Bound is a federally funded program for college-bound high school students. The focus on race, class, and gender enables students to engage with historically challenging questions about equality, freedom, individualism, republicanism, liberalism, and American exceptionalism from alternative perspectives. These case studies include international migrants, such as refugees, labor migrants, and undocumented migrants. Students examine the roots of jazz in ragtime, blues, work songs, and march music and study the development of different jazz styles such as Dixieland in the '20s, swing in the '30s, bop in the '40s, and continuing to the present. The Jesuit tradition of cura personalis care for the whole person animates our mission. This musical and historical survey of African-American music and its important contributions to American culture examines African heritage, slave songs, and the colonial era, followed by the role of African-Americans in the music and culture of the Revolutionary and Civil War periods. The office works with student organizations, faculty, and other University offices to further integrate diversity into developmental and social programs for students. 24% percent of students are minorities or people of color (BIPOC).The ethnic breakdown is detailed in the following table. In January of 2019, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi addressed the Fairfield University community as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation Keynote Speaker and spoke to us about how the opposite of being racist isn't being not-racist, it's being anti-racist. This course is an in-depth analysis of capital punishment. Members of the Fairfield University community are committed to respecting and valuing one another, finding the common good rooted in us all, and working collaboratively to achieve our potential as a modern Jesuit Catholic institution. . This course examines the concept of literacy as it is represented in fiction and non-fiction texts. I am a current sophomore public health major at Fairfield University's Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies. These places are emphasized as sharing overlapping concerns with the US, based on geography, common histories, and patterns of migration. Previously SO 0166. Vice President of Marketing and Communications ext. How can we use the sociological lens to understand, contextualize, and alleviate educational problems in the real world? Embracing, supporting and celebrating the unique characteristics of diverse identities and culture: this is how Fairfield is committed to Diversity in Action. The Fairfield University Alumni of Color Network is an official affiliate group of the Office of Alumni Relations that serves to create a community and gateway to support Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Stags during and after their time at Fairfield. The moment is so important that it has brought people out in the streets during a pandemic. Our 437-square-mile service area is multicultural, and we develop the library's collection with our readers' wide range of interests in mind. We strive to educate through engaging with the broadest possible range of dynamic ideas, perspectives, and identities in an ever-changing world. Each touchstone work will be grouped with a number of subsequent literary texts responding to and/or revising the earlier work. Previously RS 0269. Previously AH 0102. Bosnia, Somalia, Guatemala, the Holocaust: The notion of human rights and accusations of human rights violations are a constant presence in our political environment and in the formulation of U.S. foreign policy. The course does so by assessing whether or not the contemporary Hip Hop movement can overcome the barriers of race, class, and gender. This course surveys the history of Europe and the Atlantic world and their encounters with East Asia from the 1400s to the 1800s. This course allows questions to be framed, and answers sought, with regard to the challenge of diversity in the work environment. This course examines the evolution and innovation of the religions of African people as they were shaped through the middle passage, merged with other religions during the institution of slavery, and created anew on the American continent and throughout the Caribbean Sea. In these ways, Fairfield University strives for themagis (the more) in a way that defines modern Jesuit Catholic education. In our examinations we will focus on case studies of urbanization and race such as post-Katrina New Orleans, southern migration to Chicago, and Bridgeport. We deepen our understanding of why we categorize people, how we label them, and who decides. NURS 1112Healthcare Delivery Systems3 Credits, Attributes: DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, EDCG Educational Studies Cognate, EDDV Educational Studies Diversity, HSTE Health Studies: Traditions, Delivery, and Ethics. SOCI 1150Introduction to International Migration3 Credits, Attributes: BSCC Black Studies Component Course, BSSS Black Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences, DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, EDCG Educational Studies Cognate, HACA Humanitarian Action Minor Context Course, INEL International Studies / International Business Elective, LCEL LACS Minor: Elective, WDIV World Diversity. Fairfield is committed to providing a safe, affirming, and inclusive community for students. Previously NS 0112. It focuses on the American scene but also examines problems of women and minorities in other parts of the world and their importance for world politics. HIST 1146Women's History as U.S. History3 Credits, Attributes: DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, UDIV U.S. Diversity, WSGF Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Gender Focused. HIST 1102China, Japan, and Europe3 Credits, Attributes: DEIE Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Elective, INEL International Studies / International Business Elective. In addition to studying the migrants and the reasons for their international movement, participants have the opportunity to discuss opposing perspectives on the immigration policies of developed countries. P: (203) 254-4100F: (203) 254-4199admis@fairfield.edu. In the process, students work to discover what kind of lens culture and/or inequality provides, how our implicit understandings of these ideas shape how we think about the world, and how we might better use such ideas to do our thinking. Fairfield University community members share a commitment to inquiry and discernment, and a determination to serve as global citizens supporting the dignity and essential human rights of all persons. A college's ethnic diversity is indicated by the student body's equal inclusion of students from different backgrounds . The Fairfield University Alumni of Color Network is an official affiliate group of the Office of Alumni Relations that serves to create a community and gateway to support Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Stags during and after their time at Fairfield. During this course, students will gain an understanding of the social, ecological, and environmental determinants of health; recognize the roles of public policy and cultural values in maintaining health inequities in the U.S. and globally; and develop the ability to advocate for solutions to public health problems using a social justice approach. The course investigates moral problems such as euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, the death penalty, violence and just war theory, bioethics, sexual and reproductive ethics, global poverty, environmental ethics, and issues in business and legal ethics. Embracing the challenges of competing viewpoints is integral to the rigor of our academic enterprise, pushing the horizons of what is known and possible as we pursue our commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. Students create material culture related to each thematic section of the course. Dr. Sawyer will build upon Fairfields ongoing work to advance racial justice and belonging, and will collaborate with executive leadership on learning and development needs related to cultural humility, gender identity, race and ethnicity, ability/accessibility, and other critical areas to increase awareness, develop policies, and foster institutional inclusion and belonging.