B’More Intersession Program

Instructor: Judah Adashi

Course Description: Baltimore’s artists, across multiple disciplines, play a defining role in repairing wounds caused by ongoing systemic violence and harmful media narratives. This course will center on the people and the art that change how our city is perceived and experienced. Guest artists, activists, and scholars will include Erricka Bridgeford (Baltimore Peace Movement). Dr. Lawrence Brown (Black Butterfly Academy), Andria Nacina Cole (A Revolutionary Summer), and interdisciplinary artist and image-maker SHAN Wallace.

Instructors: Laurie Feinberg & Mark Cameron

Course Description: As a post-industrial city, Baltimore has seen a loss in population of nearly 4,000 people, leaving behind vacant properties, fragmented business districts, and inequitable communities. What role has city planning played in creating these problems, and more importantly, how can it be used to repair these problems? Using walking trips to local neighborhoods as well as readings and guest speakers, this class will explore contemporary issues of city planning, including equity, community development, sustainability, and civic engagement.

Instructor: Shantell Roberts

Course Description: This course will engage students in a week-long opportunity to learn more about the diverse and robust stories of the Baltimore community, while exploring their own social value of grassroots or community development work. Each student will explore the intersection of their self-selected public health-focused passion area and the implementation of current and/or future repair efforts taking place in Baltimore city and other public school systems throughout Maryland.

Instructor: Sherri-Chanelle Brighthaupt

Sherri-Chanelle Brighthaupt, PhD is a behavioral scientist with strengths in public communication, educational instruction, and project implementation. She is a public health researcher by training with expertise in mental health, substance use epidemiology, and adolescent health. Dr. Brighthaupt uses qualitative and quantitative methods to study vulnerable populations and is particularly interested in student-centered engagement and the integration of research and teaching practices. A native of Prince George’s county, MD, Sherri enjoys creative writing, dancing, and discovering new hiking trails around the city. She earned her BA in psychology from Columbia University and her PhD in Mental Health from Johns Hopkins University

Course Description: When we speak of “breaking intergenerational curses”, we aren’t just talking about ending toxic family patterns…but also the harmful impacts of human policies and practices. The effect of policies from the 19th century can be felt today (i.e. The Tuskegee Experiment), while the impact of modern practices (i.e. Exclusionary zoning) are still being uncovered. How exactly are these “curses” passed and what does it imply when we use this word? We will explore answers to these questions through three case studies — health, education, housing — in Baltimore City and beyond.