LATTICE

Welcome to the 2022/2023 LATTICE Sessions!

*** November 17 session will be held in-person at Waverly High School (12:30pm-3:15pm EST), with the theme “Bouncing Back: challenges and successes of post-pandemic education” A student perspective. Check out the attached description of the November session for further details. Please RSVP here so we can find out if you will be attending/require transportation and so on.

<2022 LATTICE Spring Session Calendar>

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2022 Spring Semester (All Virtual Sessions except the last session in May)

• Wednesday, January 19, from 4:00-5:30 PM EST

  • The Topic: "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Movement Toward Full Inclusion: Histories from the US and South Africa"

  • Guest Speaker: Dr. Dominick Quinney (Assistant professor at Albion College and Interim Director of the Ethnic Studies Program)

  • Session Recording

• Wednesday, February 9, from 4:00-5:30 PM EST

  • The Topic: "In The Room Where It Happens DEI In Action in Our Public Schools: Mission, Goals, Progress​"

  • Guest Speakers: Lara Slee, Okemos Schools; Klaudia Burton, East Lansing Schools; Matt Morales, Holt Schools; Bryan Beverly, MSU College of Education

  • Session Recording

• Wednesday, March 2, from 4:00-5:30 PM EST​

  • The Topic: "Ukraine: Learn in, Teach in"

  • Guest Speakers: Dr. Matthew Pauly (MSU Russian and Eastern European History), John Vsetecka (from Poland), Raphaela Schlicht-Schmalzle (LATTICE board member, from Germany), Anna Podlesna (from Slovakia), Madison Underwood (RPCV Ukraine)

  • Session Recording

• Wednesday, March 23, from 4:00-5:30 PM EST

  • The Topic: ​“The History of Antisemitism: Global and Local Perspectives”

  • Guest Speakers: Dr. Amy Simon (Endowed Chair of Holocaust Studies and Jewish History, MSU), Dr. Kirsten Fermaglich (Department of History, Jewish Studies, MSU), Dr. Yael Aronoff (Director, Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel, and Professor of International Relations in James Madison College, MSU)

  • Session Recording

• Wednesday, April 13, from 4:00-5:30 PM EST

  • The Topic: ​“Revisiting Ukraine: disparity in treatment between refugee groups”

  • Guest Speakers: Dr. Stephanie Nawyn (Department of Sociology, Director of Center of Gender in a Global Context)

  • Session Recording

• Final Session (In-person event!), Wednesday, May 4, from 4:30-6:30 PM EST (Happy hour 6:30 PM-)

  • The Topic: ​LATTICE Awards!

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<2021/2022 LATTICE Fall Sessions>

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• September 29, 2021 (12:00 pm-3:00 pm EST) - The first virtual Global LATTICE check-in and conversation 

  • The topic: "Intro to Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" at MSU Credit Union

• October 27, 2021 (12:00 pm-3:00 pm EST) - The second virtual Global LATTICE check-in and conversation 

  • The topic: “Local exchange students' experience in the U.S.” at MSU Credit Union 

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<2020/2021 LATTICE Sessions>

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• February 24, 2021 (1:00 pm-2:30 pm EST) - The fifth virtual Global LATTICE check-in and conversation 

  • The topic: “Having Difficult Conversations: How to Talk and Listen in the Classroom” / Dr. Jane Lo

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• January 27, 2021 (1:00 pm-2:30 pm EST) - The fourth virtual Global LATTICE check-in and conversation ​

  • The topic: Teaching on Days After: Dialogue & Resources for Educating Toward Justice / Dr. Alyssa Dunn

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• December 9, 2020 (1:00 pm-3:00 pm EST) - The third virtual Global LATTICE check-in and conversation ​

  • The topic: Part1. "Social-Emotional Learning in the Age of COVID" Part2. LATTICE Fellowship Orientation

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• November 11, 2020 (1:00 pm-3:00 pm EST) - The second virtual Global LATTICE check-in and conversation ​

  • The topic: "Empowering Youth to Become Global Leaders"

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• October 7, 2020 (12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT) - The first virtual Global LATTICE check-in and conversation ​

  • The topic: "Teaching Civic Responsibility in a Politically Charged Climate