Special Topics (251-0-21)

Topic

Youth Development & Mentoring (The Cities Project)

Instructors

Shaneque Wa Love

Meeting Info

TBA: TBA

Overview of class

To register for this course, student must have participated in the fall offering of this course. If you have questions, please email cities@northwestern.edu.

Through this course and a complementary one-on-one weekly mentoring session with local middle school students, participants will learn about youth development, education policy, and the potential impact of quality mentoring support. Class sessions will examine strategies for cultivating cultural humility and understanding of the strengths and needs of low-income urban communities within a critical mentoring framework.

Open to undergraduates from any school or program, but space is limited. Permission number required. Students must first apply at: www.engage.northwestern.edu/mentor