The American Cultures Center
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Teaching and Working in Troubled Times
Background image: Facilitator and Two Workshop Panelists listen intently to another panelist
About the Series
The Teaching and Working in Troubled Times series (formerly 'Teaching in Troubled Times') began in 2017 as a series of timely dialogues elevating some of the most pressing social and political questions that enter our lives and our classrooms. The series has fermented vibrant discussion and delivered ‘on-the-ground’ tools to support our students’ complex lives. The series is co-hosted by the American Cultures Center, Center for Teaching and Learning, and Division of Equity & Inclusion.
The Teaching in Troubled Times workshops will continue to build an arc of learning for the campus, bringing together experts from a cross-section of interests. The Teaching in Troubled Times workshop series will cumulatively present a unique opportunity to delve into the complications and opportunities our knowledge of student life at Berkeley brings. In this series of workshops, we will form a learning community that together will consider the meaning of inclusivity, acceptance, and belonging on and off our campus.
Topics
- Course Development topic page
- Event Resource Page topic page
- Teaching & Working in Troubled Times topic page
- Food Insecurity topic page
Upcoming Events
Campus Activism and Organizing: Past, Present and Future
February 11, 2026\ 12-2PM
The role that universities play in social transformation has always been imbued with contradictions. On one hand, campuses serve as critical sites for radical re-imaginings of the world, community mobilization, and organizing. At the same time, the institutional structures that govern these campuses are often placed into an antagonistic and even counterinsurgent relationship to this work. Read more
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