Fourteen Cabrini University faculty learned from a master teacher of social justice, who, by his own admission, said he could read only on a third-grade level. David had spent 25 years on the streets of Philadelphia, homeless. He is now a staff member at Project HOME, In all that time, David resisted social workers’ requests […]
Course work, experiential learning, and a variety of curricular and co-curricular opportunities must be pursued in order to cultivate students’ dispositions and develop their desire to pursue a commitment to social justice.
It was as if they were carrying something sacred. The first woman brought forward a blue metal box, the size of a toolbox, but with three brass padlocks on three of the sides. She placed the box on a plain wood table. She was followed by three women. The first woman, tall and striking in a […]
When you come right down to it, it’s for the children. We were able to sit with these young children here. We also spent time sitting and talking with teen boys and girls like these. When you do that, you can see the universal hope that parents have for their children. Today in the village of […]
Cabrini Alumni: Thurs., Jan. 21 6 PM – 8 PM Great American Pub, 123 Fayette St,, Conshohocken, PA 6-7 PM (drinks and food), 7-8ish PM (talk and discussion) Hosted by Cabrini CRS Ambassadors Alumni Topic: Refugees: a first-hand report from CRS. Alumni, please come to Global Justice on Tap – an informal, social gathering of […]
Refugees Seeking Safety simulation began as a topic of study within a course, grew into a Cabrini Day project, but then continued outside of class through the spring semester as new opportunities occurred. What engaged these students and how did their engagement grow? 1. Finding a topic. The topic itself, within the broader course theme, captured […]