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UCD In Conversation: "The Transformative Power of Community Engaged Learning"

UCD In Conversation: "The Transformative Power of Community Engaged Learning"

On Thursday 16 July at 7pm, Dr Deirdre McGillicuddy, Assistant Professor in the UCD School of Education was in conversation with Gary Broderick, Director (opens in a new window)SAOL (Women’s Recovery and Education Project) and Dr Hilda Loughran, Associate Professor in the UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, exploring the transformative power of community engaged learning. You can watch the full conversation below.

(opens in a new window)UCD: In Conversation is an interview series featuring conversations with world-class academics and alumni leaders. Hosted on Zoom on Thursday evenings, these lively, virtual discussions will focus on critical global challenges and offer insights for uncertain times. The series will reflect (opens in a new window)UCD’s Strategy 2020-2024 ‘Rising to the Future’ which identifies four strategic themes to focus UCD’s contribution to global challenges. These thematic pillars will carry through the conversation topics: Creating a Sustainable Global Society, Transforming through Digital Technology, Building a Healthy World, and Empowering Humanity. All are invited to tune in from home and submit questions for a Q&A session at the end of each interview. Our alumni community of over 288,000 alumni is more connected than ever and there is no better time for us to rise to the future and inspire transformational change.  

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