Diversity Colloquium: Managing Emotions in the Classroom in an Era of Inequality

Carrissa Froyum, sociology, anthropology and criminology, will present "Managing Emotions in the Classroom in an Era of Inequality." Froyum's presentation draws on the sociological research on emotions, inequality and power to understand how faculty can manage emotions in the classroom in ways that both encourage learning and challenge students. Topics include how emotion management is related to power, how faculty create expectations for emotions in the classroom (whether they know it or not),and some practical ways for managing emotions in the classroom.