About the Episode
This month on the Compact Nation Podcast our hosts talk with Tania D. Mitchell, assistant professor of higher education in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development. They tackle the role of social justice in higher education, calling for higher education to adopt a “social change mindset and framework.”
Guests
Tania D. Mitchell is an assistant professor of higher education in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development. Much of her research focuses on service-learning as a critical pedagogy to explore civic identity, social justice, student learning and development, race and racism, and community practice. An internationally recognized scholar in service learning and community engagement, Tania is most known for her definition of “critical service-learning” and has been recognized with the Early Career Research Award by the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement and the American Fellowship from the American Association of University Women.
Your Hosts
Andrew Seligsohn
President
Emily J. Shields
Executive Director, Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact
J.R. Jamison
Executive Director, Indiana Campus Compact