Taught By:
Sacha Klein
Department of Social Work
Michigan State University
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Motivation for Teaching Social Action:
I created the Advocacy Scholars Program at MSU for Social Work students interested in careers in public policy, advocacy, activism and/or systems change and I teach the capstone course for students in this program: Advanced Advocacy Skills for Promoting Social Justice. This program sounds like a valuable opportunity to deepen the social action focus in this course and for embedding social action education into another course that I will be teaching for the first time in the Spring: SW822 Topics in Policy Practice & Advocacy.
Course Description:
Information and skills for policy practice for advocacy at local, community, agency, state and federal levels. National and international policy comparisons.
Student Campaigns
Sacha Klein
East Lansing City Council
SW 822 Topics in Policy Practice and Advocacy
Michigan State University
Spring 2025
ELRRC demands that East Lansing City Council adopts an ordinance that would give renters the right to seek repair services for issues in the property and withhold a portion of rent to pay for it. ELRRC demands that East Lansing City Council add a plain-language renters' rights guide to the City of East Lansing website.
Emma Risberg
Dr Sacha Klein
MSU Board of Trustees
SW 822 Sec 001 topics in policy practice and advocacy
Michigan State University
spring 2025
Demand 1: Provide grant funding built in MSU budget for licensed childcare for low-income student-parents. Demand 2: Expand Spartan Child Development Center to serve more student-parents. Demand 3: Establish and maintain a database to track student-parent needs and challenges.
Lori Carbone
Sacha Klein
Board of Trustees Committee on Budget and Finance
SW891 Advanced Advocacy
Michigan State University
Winter 2025
Students Against Unfair Fees demands that MSU waive the $340 annual fee for the Recreational and Wellness Center for all graduate assistants. Students Against Unfair Fees demands that MSU waive the $340 annual fee for the Recreational and Wellness Center for all online graduate students.
Janelle DeClerg
