3 August 2020
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Student Matters
Incoming students are invited to attend the general new student orientation sessions offered by the Office of Graduate Studies and Admissions. Look for email from that office for full details about the sessions, which will take place on August 31st and then repeated on September 1st. More information and general resources are available here.
Fall CCT courses still open for registration for current and non-degree students. Register by section number below – note that all course meetings will be conducted online during fall 2020 while campus remains closed, but on-campus sections are still available for those needing to register that way for administrative reasons:
- CrCrTh 601, Critical Thinking; Tuesdays, 7:00-9:45pm (on campus: #14515, online: #13474)
- CrCrTh 618, Creative Thinking, Collaboration & Organizational Change; Tuesdays, 4:00-6:45pm (on campus: #14516, online: #13476)
- CrCrTh 655, Metacognition; Mondays, 7:00-9:45pm (online only: #13470)
- CrCrTh 692, Processes of Research & Engagement; Wednesdays, 7:00-9:45pm (on campus: #14517, online: #13473)
UMass Boston has confirmed that courses will continue online-only in fall 2020. CCT students can see weekly meeting times in WISER; meetings will be held in Zoom or Blackboard.
CCT Community
Event: Revisiting Purpose, Practice, and Progress during Graduate Study
An Online Dialogue Event for current and recent CCT students
Thursday, August 13th
5:00-6:00pm EDT
All current, incoming, and just-graduated (spring 2020) CCT students are invited to join this online discussion, which will involve a dialogue-oriented activity to help us think about the topic of “Revisiting Purpose, Practice, and Progress in Graduate Study” of Critical and Creative Thinking. More…
Current CCT Student Ece Gurler recently launched Ece Gurler Art, www.ecegurler.com. Please visit the site to learn more about Ece’s artwork and practices, art tutorials, and upcoming new book.
UMass Boston welcomes incoming Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, who started on August 1st, following Interim Chancellor Katherine Newman, who served in this role since May 2018.
CCT Events
CCT Fall 2020 Community Open House Events: Dialogues on Reflective Practice in a Changing World (online in Zoom). See the event page for more information and instructions for joining.
- Friday, September 18, 12:00-1:00pm EDT: Reflective Practice for Building Resilience under Uncertainty and Distress
- Wednesday, Oct. 14, 5:00-6:00pm EDT: Reflective Practice for Building Schools that Learn
- Friday, Nov. 13, 12:00-1:00pm EST: Reflective Practice for Challenging Our Discipline’s Conventions, Cliches, and Traditions
These dialogues are free and open to the public. Reflective Practice is relevant to any field — education, health care, organizational leadership, arts, and sciences, activism and many others. It refers to ways that we continually develop or change the practices that we use in their workplaces, schools, and lives. More…
Alum and CCT Associates Notes
CCT graduates are invited to complete our brief Alum Survey in support of forming vision for the upcoming years of the CCT program.
Events
National Conference on Student Leadership
2020 Virtual Conference
November 2, 2020 – January 15, 2021
The NCSL is a conference focused on the development of new and experienced student leaders and involves multiple workshops, presentations, and networking opportunities over several weeks starting in late 2020. All students interested in building their capacity for leadership are encouraged to join. For more information and registration details, see the web site.
Opportunities and Resources
Virtual Event: WordPress Growth Summit – Learn how to build and grow your blog site, from start to scale
August 11-12, 2020
Winning the Internet – a data-driven newsletter of links in other newsletters
CreativeMornings FieldTrips – meetups to interact, learn and collaborate in an effort to level-up your creative life
Food for Thought
Video:
The Secret Of Change – Documentary Series (Vimeo)
Doctor Debunks Medical Myths (Wired)
Articles:
What Could Possibly Go Right? Interview Series (Post Carton Institute)
Indigenous Artists Use Technology to Tell Stories About Their Ancestral Lands (Yes Magazine)
Eight Keys to Bridging Our Differences (Greater Good Magazine)
History Shows That Sustained, Disruptive Protests Work (Yes Magazine)
Racial justice: Five eye-opening documentaries (Christian Science Monitor)
Psychology’s five major perspectives explained (BigThink)
Remote work is a platform (Signal v Noise)
How Deep Listening Can Make You More Persuasive (Greater Good Magazine)
Friendship in the Time Of COVID (MailChimp)
This Is the Only Satisfactory Answer to ‘Why?’ – The Relentless Philosophical Exploration of Toddlers (Medium)
Writing & Art on Covid and Black Lives Matter (Morningside Center)
The Chilling Effect of an Attack on a Scholar (The Atlantic)
How to Persuade Americans to Take COVID-19 Seriously (Yes Magazine)
The Unessay Experiment: Moving Beyond the Traditional Paper (Faculty Focus)
The Most Influential Person In Modern History (Medium)
Seven Ways to Cope with Uncertainty (Greater Good Magazine)
Humor
Eight Marvelous and Melancholy Things I’ve Learned About Creativity (The Oatmeal)
