The below social action courses have been developed by faculty who have attended an Institute on Teaching Social Action. If you click on the course websites, you will find information about the faculty, an overview of their social action course and syllabi, and their motivation for teaching it. This Spring semester, faculty are teaching social action in a variety of fields, including Business, Change Leadership, Communications, Education, Environment & Sustainability, Gender Studies, Humanities, Social Science (e.g., Geography, History, Sociology, and Political Science), and Social Work.
Fall '26 (syllabi coming)
Spring '26
Fall '25
Spring '25
Fall '24
Spring '24
Change Leadership
Env & Sustainability
Humanities
Social Sciences
Social Work
10-Week Course
15-week Model Course
Gallery
Abigail Eiler
School of Social Work
University of Michigan
Adenife Modile
Sociology
Coker University
Alexis Johnson
Collection & Content Services (College of Charleston Libraries) and Department of History
College of Charleston
Alison McLetchie
Social Sciences
South Carolina State University
Alison Schaeffing
Interdisciplinary Studies
Russell Sage College
Andreas Richter
German Institute for Community Organizing (DICO)
Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin (KHSB)
Andrew Rhodes
Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
West Virginia University
Angelo Brown
Criminology
Arkansas State University
Ayesha Ghazi Edwin
Social Work
University of Michigan
Barrett Bonella
Social Work and Gerontology
Weber State University
Barrett Bonella
Social Work and Gerontology
Weber State University
Brooke Dinsmore
Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology
Christopher Newport University
Cassandra Simon
School of Social Work
University of Alabama
Chelsea Starr
History, Social Sciences, and Religion
Eastern New Mexico University
Chevy Alford
Percy Ellis Sutton Search for Education elevation and Knowledge (SEEK)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Cheyenne Luzynski
Leadership Studies
West Virginia University
Coleman Allums
Community & Justice Studies
Allegheny College
Corey Chan
Creation Care Team
Bishop O'Dowd High School
Craig Talmage
Business Management & Entrepreneurship
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Darien Robinson
Justice Studies
Winston-Salem State University
Diane Bessel
Social Work & Sociology
Daemen University
Dingani Mthethwa
Sociology and School Of World Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University
Dustin Young
School of Social Work
Andrews University
Edwina Jackson
College of Social Work
Johnson C. Smith University
Eiko Strader
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration & Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
George Washington University
EJ Néel
Sociology
Worcester State University
Ellen Kohl
Geography and Environmental Science
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Fadoua Loudiy
Strategic Communication & Media
Slippery Rock University
Frances Garrett
Dept for the Study of Religion
University of Toronto
Gina Finelli
Sociology, Anthropology & Geography
Anne Arundel Community College
Hannah Connolly
Psychiatry
UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine
Heather Pollock
History; Classical Studies
University of Akron
Helen Rosko
School of Earth Environment and Sustainability
Georgia Southern University
Ian O'Byrne
TEDU, School of Education
College of Charleston
Janice Brown Wharwood
School of Education and Social Sciences
Florida Memorial University
Jennifer Klauth
Social Work
University of Olivet
Jessie Piper
Family and Human Services
Washburn University
Julia Cantzler
Sociology
University of San Diego
Katy Hadley
Sociology and Anthropology
Hanover College
Keisha Allen
Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership
University of Maryland
Kristen Driskill
Department of Inclusive Education
St. John Fisher University
Leah Mundell
Anthropology and Sustainable Communities
Northern Arizona University
Liz Canfield
Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University
Mahtaub Golab
Sustainability
Santa Monica College
Meagan Call-Cummings
School of Education
Johns Hopkins University
Melissa MacDonald
Behavioral Sciences
Bunker Hill Community College
Michael Artime
Political Science
Pacific Lutheran University
Misty Iwatsu
Marketing
Cal State LA
Mozhgon Rajaee
Public & Environmental Wellness
Oakland University
Natalia Sianko
Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
Clemson University
Natalie Novak
Core Curriculum, Department of Visual Arts
Flagler College
Nicole Oehmen
Social and Criminal Justice
Shenandoah University
Omotola Akinsola
Social Work
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Othelia Lee
School of Social Work
UNC Charlotte
Pam Saylor
Behavioral Sciences / Social Work
Purdue University Northwest
Patricia Linner
Labor Studies
Indiana University South Bend
Phillis Isabella Sheppard
Divinity School
Vanderbilt University Divinity School
Sandria Freitag
History
North Carolina State University
Sarah Jane Brubaker
Virginia Commonwealth University
Schantell Williams
Public Health
San Jose State University
Sebastian Jahnz
Sozialwissenschaften
Universität Göttingen
Sebastien Lazardeux
Political Science and Legal Studies
St John Fisher University
Sherry Breshears
English and Cultural Studies
University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus
Sheryl Groden
Social Work
University of Michigan-Flint
Sue Collins
Humanities
Michigan Technological University
Taralyn Keese
Social Sciences
Clayton State University
Traci Cihon
Psychology
Western Michigan University
Tracie Meyers
SEEK
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Tristan Sharratt
Decker School of Nursing and Health Sciences (Graduate Nursing/Public Health)
Binghamton University
Vernon Loke
School of Social Work
Eastern Washington University
Victoria Charles
Earth Scienes
Santa Monica College / UCLA
Willie Patterson
South Alabama: Political Science and and Criminal Justice & MPA Alabama A&M
University of South Alabama and Alabama A&M
Yamuranai Kurewa
Social Work
Bennett College