David J. Smith

Research Anthology on Instilling Social Justice in the Classroom (IGI Global 2021)to include “Peacebuilding as a Means to Global Citizenry”

I just recently learned that a chapter I wrote for an IGI publication on community colleges and study abroad is now being included in Research Anthology on Instilling Social Justice in the Classroom (IGI Global 2021). The chapter is “Peacebuilding as a Means to Global Citizenry.”

Make Virtual Happy Hours Effective for Networking, WaPo, 1/17/21

How about a virtual happy hour? This is becoming more and more popular, and might continue post-pandemic. This piece by K.H. Queen in yesterday’s WaPo provides some good advice. make-virtual-wapo-11721Download

Getting Back to Student Face to Face Engagement

In January 2017 I visited St. Petersburg College in Clearwater, FL. I was there to share with students approaches to engagement across political and cultural divides. This short video clip is from an activity where students considered how a politically conservative father might engage with his more progressive child on the topic of refugees. NowContinueContinue reading “Getting Back to Student Face to Face Engagement”