Motivation to Teach Social Action:
I run a year-long student fellowship at Vanderbilt University where students develop non-violent direct action campaigns over the course of this fellowship. I'm interested in this program as I believe it will help me sharpen how I design and sequence project-based curriculum — right now the fellowship's structure is something I've built through trial and error, and I want frameworks for scaffolding a long-term, student-led experience more intentionally.
Course Description:
The Change-Maker Fellowship is an academic-year leadership program designed to equip undergraduate and graduate students with the knowledge, skills, and grounding to create social change through nonviolent direct action. Rooted in the teachings and legacy of Rev. James Lawson and the Civil Rights Movement, the fellowship introduces students to nonviolence not simply as a moral philosophy, but as a disciplined and strategic method for transforming unjust systems.
Taught By:
Taure Brown
Director of James Lawson Institute
Divinity School
Vanderbilt University
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