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OPID Webinar Series 2024-25<\/strong><\/h6>\n

CONTEXT MATTERS <\/strong><\/h2>\n
As we begin a new academic year, OPID invites you to join us in framing this moment, to consider the political and economic forces that are impacting our teaching efforts and, ultimately, our students\u2019 learning. Let us identify practical ways to move into the semester collectively with clarity, commitment, and humanity.<\/h5>\n

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Framing This Moment: Teaching & Learning in
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Thursday, Sept. 12, 2025 \u2013 12:30 pm to 2 pm – Zoom<\/h6>\n
Robin DeRosa, Ph. D\u00a0
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Over the last several years, many employees in higher education have been experiencing a sense of frustration as we go about our work as educators. We love what we were called to do, but we don\u2019t always love what we actually spend our time doing. Workloads seem to be intensifying while mission-central work \u2013 the work of teaching and learning \u2013 seems to be squeezed, starved, and devalued.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this presentation, Robin DeRosa frames this moment in higher ed. She offers a sobering assessment of our national educational landscape, including Wisconsin, and how larger political and global forces are reshaping our classroom and day-to-day work. She will extend a call to action and posit some practical steps for faculty, instructors, and staff who want to know what we can do in our daily work to secure a hopeful future for our higher ed institutions, our students, and the public good.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dr. Robin DeRosa is the director of Learning & Libraries at Plymouth State University, a regional public university in New Hampshire. Previously to this position, she held several other positions at Plymouth State, including Professor of English, Professor and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, and Founder and Director of the Open Learning & Teaching Collaborative. Robin is a national advocate for public higher education, and researches and writes about current challenges and opportunities related to pedagogy, college access, and the future of libraries. Last year, she was recognized by the New Hampshire Board of Higher Education with its annual Excellence Award for her contributions to higher education in the state. You can read more about Robin at her website: https:\/\/robinderosa.net\/.<\/a><\/p>\n

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