“How a House Becomes a Home”: Bringing Community Into Classroom Teaching and Learning Experiences with Jolivette Anderson-Douoning, PhD, Director, Institute for Equity & Justice and Hip-hop and Afrobeat artist Edwin Owusu, M.A., Lecturer and Speech & Debate Coach at University of Vermont

Dr. Anderson-Douoning and Mr. Owusu discuss their process for working together across institutions (SMC and UVM) to offer students engagement across disciplines using public speaking, debate, and culture education learning labs. Bringing the lived experience into the classroom provides students with opportunities to study history and make history while still in college.