PD Hours focusing on Student-Led Activism

When I taught American history, I always tried to highlight what teens did in the past so that my students would learn how people their age lived and participated in their times. After all, we remember John Lewis as the iconic congressman, but we forget he was a teenager when he first joined the Civil Rights Movement and helped make huge progress with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. It was the students at Fisk University who helped desegregate Nashville with their sit-ins. And, who can forget the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama that forced President Kennedy to intervene and support the Civil Rights Act? 

Here at Columbia, we have always honored student voice and activism. That is why many faculty members might be interested in this new PD offer from our great friends at Learning for Justice. If you are interested, sign up for this course focusing on student activism! 


Youth have always been at the forefront of movements for justice in the United States. Learn the history of student-led activism in our first self-paced professional development course and receive a certificate for 15 professional development hours.

This online course—comprised of three powerful interactive units that each take one to two weeks to complete—includes tools and actionable strategies for supporting youth activism and is available to you free of charge.

Help young people realize their power and support student activism by taking this new course offered collaboratively by Learning for Justice, Harvard University and MIT. Get started today!

Course Units:

  • Normalizing Student-led Activism
  • Legal and Practical Considerations
  • Preparing Ourselves and Colleagues to Support Student Activism

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