Learning Communities with Dr. Sara Rzeszutek & Meaghan Davis

Sara Rzeszutek is Associate Professor of History at St. Francis College, where she also serves as the Director of General Education and Director of the Honors Program. She is a participant in the History Gateways project and was a member of the AHA's Tuning Project. Her research focuses on the Black freedom movement in the 20th century, and she is the author of James and Esther Cooper Jackson: Love and Courage in the Black Freedom Movement. Meaghan Davis (she+they) is director of the first-year experience at St. Francis College. Meaghan oversees the first-year experience course SFC 1001, the first-year learning communities, and the peer leadership academy.  In addition, Meaghan teaches in the education department, specifically the social studies methods and foundations of education courses. Currently, Meaghan is pursuing a doctoral degree in educational leadership with a concentration in equity at New England College. Outside of SFC, Meaghan is also the founder of The BRAVE Institute and a New York Ambassador for the United State of Women. Together, Sara and Meaghan have spearheaded the creation of Learning Communities at St. Francis, and in this episode they discuss Learning Communities as a student-centered approach to equity in higher education.