{"id":14300,"date":"2021-04-13T16:41:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T20:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/?page_id=14300"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:33:49","slug":"social-justice-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/social-justice-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Justice Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-mu-hero  has-narrative\" style=\"--hero-desktop-image-position: 0% 100%; \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2800\" height=\"1575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2025\/05\/Sunset-Fall-Campus_20241031_MG_-13.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2025\/05\/Sunset-Fall-Campus_20241031_MG_-13.jpg 2800w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2025\/05\/Sunset-Fall-Campus_20241031_MG_-13-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2025\/05\/Sunset-Fall-Campus_20241031_MG_-13-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2025\/05\/Sunset-Fall-Campus_20241031_MG_-13-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2025\/05\/Sunset-Fall-Campus_20241031_MG_-13-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2025\/05\/Sunset-Fall-Campus_20241031_MG_-13-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2025\/05\/Sunset-Fall-Campus_20241031_MG_-13-150x84.jpg 150w\" class=\"wp-image-30732\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title title page-title\">Social Justice Academy<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-text \"><h2 class=\"top-text hero\">Welcome<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-buttons\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-narrative\"><p class=\"bottom-text\">The Monmouth University Social Justice Academy, generously funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/gruninfoundation.org\/\">Grunin Foundation<\/a>, offers direct support to K-12 school systems in Monmouth and Ocean counties for their ongoing social justice education and curriculum development efforts. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-upper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-lower\"><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\n<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/\" class=\"home\"  >Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/social-justice-academy\/\" class=\"\"  aria-current=\"page\"  >Social Justice Academy<\/a><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-and-navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav class=\"supernav root\"  aria-label=\"Primary Menu - Social Justice Academy\"><div class=\"supernav-current\" data-menuguid=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-json\/mu\/v1\/menu\/social-justice-academy\"><h2><p  data-menuid=\"17672\" aria-current=\"page\" class=\"parent current-page\"   ><span>Social Justice Academy<\/span><\/p><\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/social-justice-academy\/pds\/\" data-menuid=\"19666\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Professional Development Series<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/social-justice-academy\/projects-in-action\/\" data-menuid=\"19669\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Projects in Action<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/social-justice-academy\/apply\/\" data-menuid=\"20848\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Apply to the Social Justice Academy<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-top is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The academy kicked off in July 2021 with a year-long professional development series, including seminars and lectures led by experts in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a two-week inaugural summer workshop to establish a strong experiential foundation for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, the Social Justice Academy will expand to include five two-week summer workshops. Participating educators will engage in a two-week summer workshop offering significant professional development in social justice, and the opportunity to develop a capstone project to implement in their home schools and districts. Additionally, the academy offers funded project implementation during the school year in collaboration with a coach.&nbsp;<strong>There is no cost to participating K-12 schools or individual educators.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each academy cohort will be engaged in vibrant discussions that foster professional development growth on social justice issues in education. At the conclusion of the academy, participants will be positioned to serve as social justice leaders within their schools and throughout their districts, while implementing the core curriculum and practices gained during the academy. The goal is to imbue new practices, new thinking, and new dispositions into the fabric of the interactions between students and school professionals in order to create a more equitable experience for their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-300x89.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-1024x303.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-1120x331.png 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-560x166.png 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-280x83.png 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-320x95.png 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-640x189.png 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-360x106.png 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1-150x44.png 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/03\/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Full-Color-1.png 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/gruninfoundation.org\/\">Generous supporter of the Social Justice Academy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-the-social-justice-academy\">Contact the Social Justice Academy<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-has-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:sja@monmouth.edu\">sja@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"400\" height=\"500\" style=\"object-position: 48.57% 41.525%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Vernon-Smith.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Vernon S. Smith, Ph.D.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Vernon-Smith.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Vernon-Smith-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Vernon-Smith-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Vernon-Smith-320x400.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Vernon-Smith-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Vernon-Smith-360x450.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/06\/Vernon-Smith-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/vernon-s-smith\/\">Vernon S. Smith, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Associate Professor, Chair;<br>Educational Counseling;<br>Director, Social Justice Academy<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">Educational Counseling and Leadership<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">Robert E. McAllan Hall, 108<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 263-5542\">732-263-5542<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:vsmith@monmouth.edu\" title='Email Vernon'>vsmith@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"399\" height=\"399\" style=\"object-position: 52.15% 36.78%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Kathryn-Lubniewski.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Kathryn L. Lubniewski, Ph.D.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Kathryn-Lubniewski.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Kathryn-Lubniewski-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Kathryn-Lubniewski-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Kathryn-Lubniewski-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Kathryn-Lubniewski-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Kathryn-Lubniewski-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2019\/08\/Kathryn-Lubniewski-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/kathryn-lubniewski\/\">Kathryn Lubniewski, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Professor;<br>Assistant Director, Social Justice Academy<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">Special Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">Robert E. McAllan Hall, 212<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 923-4610\">732-923-4610<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:kservili@monmouth.edu\" title='Email Kathryn'>kservili@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padding border-top is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-border\" id=\"the-social-justice-academy-summer-workshops-are-comprised-of-three-distinct-parts\">The Social Justice Academy Summer Workshops are comprised of three distinct parts:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" style=\"object-position: 40.035% 15.215%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-1024x713.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14398 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-1120x780.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-560x390.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-280x195.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-320x223.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-640x446.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-1400x975.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-360x251.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_teaching.jpg 1409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twoweek-summer-academy\">Two-Week Summer Academy<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-color has-text-color\" id=\"week-1-disrupting-educational-injustice\">Week 1: Disrupting Educational Injustice<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>Coursework will focus on curriculum revision for equity and inclusion, anti-racist teaching practices, social justice advocacy work, the impacts of white privilege on existing educational practices, and other topics related to the disruption of educational injustice.<\/p>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-color has-text-color\" id=\"week-2-the-project\">Week 2: The Project<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>During the Social Justice Academy, participants will develop a social justice project that teachers and counselors will implement in their home schools. Project will be designed to meet the specific needs of each participating district. Development of each capstone project will be supported by an instructor during the two-week summer workshop and by an instructional coach while implementing the project throughout the academic year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"projects-in-action\">Projects in Action<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Each academy-sponsored project will be carried out during the academic school year. Participants will display the outcomes of their project at a social justice conference that will take place in April of the following academic year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sample projects will be designed to foster the intended outcomes of the Social Justice Academy, and could include examining or reexamining the school environment, books, curriculum, or special services. Projects could also relate to understanding the development of racial identity, the examination of school practices, the presence of race in content teaching, and advocacy for social justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" style=\"object-position: 50.35% 36.161666666667%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14396 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-1120x621.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-560x310.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-280x155.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-320x177.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-640x355.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-1400x776.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-360x199.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_talking-e1615933993451.jpg 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" style=\"object-position: 41.38% 36.49%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14389 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-1120x641.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-560x321.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-280x160.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-320x183.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-640x367.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-360x206.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/446\/2021\/02\/SJA_student2.jpg 1313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"social-justice-academy-showcase\">Social Justice Academy Showcase<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Social Justice Academy Showcase will be a forum for sharing project outcomes. It will also serve as a platform for closely related social justice research projects conducted by Monmouth University students, faculty, as well as local teachers and their students. Guest speakers and expert panels will also present on relevant social justice topics. Participants will also have the opportunities to present at local, national, and international professional conferences, and publish their work in scholarly journals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-grey-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Monmouth University is grateful for the collaboration with our higher education partners on the Social Justice Academy:<br>Brookdale Community College, Georgian Court University, and Ocean County College.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The academy kicked off in July 2021 with a year-long professional development series, including seminars and lectures led by experts in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a two-week inaugural summer workshop to establish a strong experiential foundation for the program. 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