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- Research Preview: Dignity of Fragile Essential Work in a Pandemic
- Earl Lewis Awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Biden
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- Giving Blueday 2023
- Dr. Alford Young, Jr. moderates MLK day panel in Detroit: Where Do We Go From Here? An Exploration of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement
- Dr. Earl Lewis moderates the 2023 MLK Day Keynote Memorial Lecture
- Our Compelling Interests: The Walls Around Opportunity Launches at UCLA
- ALI Webinar Series: Leading in a Time of Uncertainty
- You Can Keep the Mule: Earl Lewis Leads Panel on Reparations Models
- Center for Social Solutions Co-Hosts Webinar: “In the Face of Resistance: Advancing Equity in Higher Education”
- Academic Leadership Institute hosts webinar: “Strategies for continuing to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion while navigating provoking politics and a post-affirmative action world”
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Past Events (2020 - 2021)
- Center for Social Solutions Hosts Panel: “Organize Against the Machine: Labor’s Response to AI”
- U-M Center for Social Solutions x SALA Summit: Event Recap
- Crafting Democratic Futures Biannual Convening: Fall 2023 Event Recap
- CSS Co-Produced Documentary Premieres at DOC NYC
- Future of Work Speaker Series: “Beyond Surveillance: Designing a Good Worker”
- The Cost of Inheritance Panel Discussion
- U-M’s Ford School and College of LSA Honor Earl Lewis
- The Cost of Inheritance Screening at The Wright
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- In the Face of Resistance: Advancing Equity in Higher Education
- Greening the Road Ahead: Navigating Challenges for Just Transitions to Electric Vehicles
- In the Wake of Affirmative Action
- Center for Social Solutions Co-Produces 'The Cost of Inheritance'
- Academic Leadership Institute hosts webinar: “Sustainability of the Current Economic Model in Higher Education”
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Welcoming remarks by University of Michigan President Santa Ono and introductory remarks from CSS Director Earl Lewis were followed by a series of presentations from Crafting Democratic Futures (CDF) teams. Teams summarized their work on local reparations projects, introduced community partners, and reflected on their experiences as the initial 5-year duration of the project draws to a close. Throughout the day, attendees heard from the following CDF teams: The University of Michigan, Carnegie Mellon University, Rutgers University - Newark, Emory University, Spelman College, Connecticut, Wesleyan (Macon, GA), Wofford (Spartanburg, SC), and Concordia University (Moorhead, MN).
Because of the localized nature of CDF teams, projects range in focus and scope. However, certain key takeaways transcended individual teams and spoke to the guiding principles of reparative justice work. These included thinking long-term and working “for generations you may never see.” Others emphasized the importance of interdisciplinarity in addition to intergenerational frameworks. Multiple teams cited community engagement as their most significant accomplishment, though this community engagement took various forms: relationship building, oral histories, and qualitative research as just some of the ways CDF teams incorporate community input into their projects.
In addition to the CDF teams, further presentations at the convening included safety and security guidance from the U-M Information and Technology Services team, reflections and expertise from Viriginie Ladisch of the International Center for Transitional Justice, and remarks from Darryl Ford Williams, executive producer of the documentary The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special. The documentary, which centers on the history and ongoing work of reparations in the U.S., is a co-production of WQED, the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan and presented in partnership with WORLD and American Documentary.
The event concluded with a screening of The Cost of Inheritance, followed by commentary from executive producer Darryl Ford Williams in conversation with Earl Lewis. The documentary will air on PBS January 8, 2024 at 10 P.M. EST.
