*includes a 30 minute break*
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This workshop will cover the foundations of survey weighting together with several modern, data-driven techniques.
Duke Professor of History Phil Stern in discussion with Karin Wulf, the Beatrice and Julio Mario Santo Domingo Director and Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library (JCB), and Professor of History at Brown University.
Book talk with Emmaia Gelman, author of _The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State_ (UC Press)
Join us for conversation with Professor Mark Peterson (Yale) about his new book The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand Year History.
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Join a crew of students to help build the Freeman Center Sukkah! Dinner will be provided! No prior building experienced needed. Feel free to come for as long as you able.
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New to conducting surveys? This workshop provides a practical introduction to the fundamentals of survey design. Participants will learn how to determine when a survey is an appropriate research tool, develop effective survey questions, assess trade-offs in data quality, and identify potential sources of error in sampling and surveying respondents.
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This introductory workshop provides an overview of qualitative research methods and helps participants identify the approaches best suited to different research questions and projects.
Participants will explore the strengths and limitations of common qualitative methods, as well as practical considerations for collecting, managing, and preparing qualitative data for analysis.
Methods covered include:
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How can evaluation help organizations and programs understand what is working-and where there is room for improvement? This workshop provides an overview of program evaluation and evaluation research, including how evaluation can inform decision-making and programmatic change.
Participants will explore different types of evaluation and practical approaches to designing and implementing an evaluation.
Topics include:
Special screening:
"About Face: Disrupting Ballet"
(Jennifer Lin, 2025, 60 min, USA, English, DCP)
ABOUT FACE: DISRUPTING BALLET is a feature-length documentary that spotlights Georgina Pazcoguin and Phil Chan, two friends and NYC dancers of Asian descent, who are challenging ballet companies to rid The Nutcracker and other ballets of offensive racial stereotypes. What started as a pledge on a website has grown into a global movement, disrupting the elite world of ballet.