NMGM
5033

Courageous Conversations

Schools of Public Engagement: Milano

Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Graduate Course
Degree Students
Courageous Conversations
Fall 2025
Taught By: Sujatha Jesudason
Section: A

CRN: 17988

Credits: 3

In an increasingly diverse and multiracial world, the skills to have difficult and courageous conversations with friends, family, coworkers, and colleagues is a critical and core competency. In this class, students will explore how difference and power manifest in their workplaces, activism, and projects and learn and practice the skills they need to work effectively and collaboratively across race and other intersectional differences. They will increase their social and emotional intelligence, resilience, and risk assessment skills and practice calling others into partnership and collaboration. Designed for people who have been historically and structurally privileged and oppressed, this course offers a framework for the courageous conversations needed to skillfully make our workplaces, social networks, and social movements more inclusive and equitable, where everybody feels like they belong and where we are all actively working to dismantle racism. This in-person and experiential learning-based class meets on a shortened schedule from January 24 to March 11. The weekly classes meet on Tuesdays from 4-6:40 pm and two Saturdays from 10 am - 4 pm on February 4 and March 11, 2023.

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: Schools of Public Engagement (NS)

Department: Milano (MIL)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: Hybrid

Max Enrollment: 15

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2025 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2025 (Monday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 1:04pm EDT 3/28/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 4:00pm - 5:50pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 8/27/2025 - 12/15/2025
Days: Tuesday
Times: 4:00pm - 5:50pm
Building: Online Course
Room: 999
Date Range: 8/27/2025 - 12/15/2025