Davarian L. Baldwin, "In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower" (Hybrid Event)

“In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: Rethinking the Community Engagement Model of Higher Education

Guided by his latest book, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower, Baldwin will discuss the promises and pitfalls of university-based community engagement. This conversation explores how the largely curriculum and “outreach” model of engagement must contend with the political and economic harms of the university beyond the campus gates.

With Brown’s reach in Providence as a case study, Baldwin will discuss how his Smart Cities Research Lab works to build out a more robust vision of community engagement where the campus vision is more directly shaped by the conditions of the community where it sits.

Davarian L. Baldwin is an internationally recognized scholar, author, and public advocate. He is the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Founding Director of the Smart Cities Research Lab at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Baldwin is the award-winning author of several books, most recently, In The Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities Are Plundering Our Cities. He also served as the consultant and text author for The World of the Harlem Renaissance: A Jigsaw Puzzle (2022). Baldwin sits on the executive committee of Scholars for Social Justice and the national council of the American Association of University Professors. His commentaries and opinions have been featured in numerous outlets from NBC News, BBC, and HULU to USA Today, the Washington Post, and TIME magazine. Baldwin was named a 2022 Freedom Scholar by the Marguerite Casey Foundation for his work.

This is a hybrid event. You can choose to attend in person on the Brown University campus, or online.

• In-Person: Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES), Carmichael Auditorium (Room 130), 85 Waterman Street, Providence, RI 02912 (View this venue on Google Maps).
  
• Online: All registrants will receive the link to the live stream. Please note that virtual attendees will not be able to send comments or participate in the Q&A due to the limitations of the platform.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Brown University, Carmichael Auditorium (IBES 130), 85 Waterman Street, Providence, United States