Through this workshop, participants will be introduced to the Marian Cheek Jackson Center's oral history methodology. Through this methodology, the Jackson Center pushes against the historically exploitative relationship that can characterize interactions between community members and academic researchers. Throughout the … Read more

Event Recap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLLNqvzWJnQ Event Description At this virtual presentation, participants will explore ways that UNC is serving the western region through teaching, research and service. Through unique internal and external partnerships and programs, UNC is contributing to the creation of … Read more

During the 2022-2023 academic year, the Department of Health Science’s Community Practice Lab (CPL) in the UNC School of Medicine is partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC (Habitat) to inform Habitat’s neighborhood engagement efforts in communities. The … Read more

This talk will examine the historical and contemporary impacts that solid waste facilities have on communities of color in North Carolina and reflect on the 40-year history of environmental justice organizing around waste facilities in the United States.

Partnering with community members on research projects allows both academic and community partners to blend insights from existing research and with that from lived experiences. When it works best, the relationship between community and campus partners is one of reciprocity … Read more