Agenda

Conference Opening and Introductions

10:00-10:20am EST

Opening remarks by conference organizers and introductions of conference participants

Featuring: Dr. Dara Walker, Penn State University; Dr. Jon Hale; University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; and Dr. Alex Hyres, University of Utah

Plenary Session - “A Call to Order: Voices of Student Activists”

10:30am-Noon EST

A conversation with Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Activists.

Featuring: Judy Richardson, Charlie Cobb, and Dave Dennis

Workshop on Curriculum, Activism, and Oral History

2-3pm EST

A workshop on curriculum, activism, and oral history and their relevance for the study of student activism across time and place

Featuring: Dr. Asif Wilson, University of Illinois-Champaign Urbana

Edited Volume Workshop - Documenting Activism

3-4pm EST

A workshop and discussion with contributors to Youth in the Movement: High School Student Activism

Featuring: Invite Only

Plenary Session - “Social Media and the Role of the Public Intellectual”

6-7:15pm EST

A panel discussion on social media and the role of the public intellectual.

Featuring: Dr. Eddie Cole, UCLA; Dr. Diana D’Amico Pawlewicz, University of North Dakota; Dr. Alexa Rodriguez, University of Virginia