2012 Internships
2012 Summer Interns Hillina Seife Hillina Seife is a Ph.D. candidate in History who helped develop an exhibition titled Inspired Minds: African Americans in Science and Technology for students in grades 4-8, as well as the general public, at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Hillina wrote and edited short biographies of ...
Programs
Arts of Citizenship provides graduate students with opportunities to apply their scholarly and artistic training to civic and cultural settings through three core programs: Institute for Social Change The Institute for Social Change serves as an introduction to issues of community-engaged research and pedagogy for Rackham students and postdoctoral fellows. The institute exposes students to ...
Elizabeth Werbe
Elizabeth Werbe is a creative catalyst, educational innovator and dynamic leader with a track record of creating transformative learning experiences that help motivated students develop the knowledge, skills needed to collaboratively identify and implement solutions to pressing social issues. In her current role at the University of Michigan, Elizabeth is refining the vision, strategy and ...
Information for Partners
Through substantive summer internships, University of Michigan graduate students have assisted organizations in southeast Michigan with a variety of projects that address pressing social needs. Past projects have utilized skills in critical thinking, creative problem solving, research, writing, data collection, and analysis. Students have applied these skills to develop programs or exhibitions at leading cultural ...
Information for Students
How do I apply? Please check back for the 2014 Graduate Student Internship Program application form. In addition to the application form, students must submit a resume and one-page cover letter. The cover letter should include why the student wants to participate in the program, his or her motivation for working at a specific site, ...
Race in This Place: A Community Conversation
Have you seen “Race in this Place: A Community Conversation,” an exhibition on view at the U-M Museum of Natural History through July 7, 2013? This exhibition was developed by Abigail Celis, U-M Ph.D. student in Romance Languages and Literatures and 2012 Arts of Citizenship Summer Intern. Race in This Place: A Community Conversation …explores ...
Arts of Citizenship: Summer Internship Panel Discussion
Join fellow Rackham students for a panel discussion on Monday, February 18 from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. to learn about professional development opportunities for graduate students in the arts, design, and humanities through the Arts of Citizenship Graduate Student Summer Internship Program. WHAT: Arts of Citizenship: Summer Internship Panel Discussion WHERE: Earl Lewis Room, 3rd floor Rackham (East Side) ...
State of Emergency: Community-Theatre Performance in Flint
Andrew Morton, 2011 Arts of Citizenship grantee, recently teamed-up with Kendrick Jones to form a theatre company called Shop Floor Theatre Company: www.shopfloortheatre.com. Their new documentary, State of Emergency, is inspired by MI PA 4 (the Emergency Manager Law) and explores how its implementation and subsequent repeal has impacted the city of Flint. This production will engage ...
2013 Internships
Arts of Citizenship is pleased to announce the 2013 Graduate Student Summer Internships. These full-time opportunities in southeast Michigan enable Rackham graduate students to explore careers outside the academy while forging valuable relationships and discovering how to translate their knowledge and skills to a range of non-academic contexts. Master’s and Doctoral students in the arts, ...
Exhibit Opening November 16, 6-8pm
I am pleased to announce an opening reception for two new exhibitions at the U-M Museum of Natural History on Friday, November 16 from 6-8 p.m. These exhibitions explore issues of race in our community and provide a local counterpoint to a nationally traveling exhibit on race coming to the Museum in early 2013. Congratulations ...
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