Critical Hope: Navigating Uncertainty & Reimagining Possibilities
UIC Graduate Student Appreciation Week 2026 — Plant and Flourish: Supporting Graduate Student Success
April 7, 2026
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location
650 University Hall and Zoom (Hybrid Session)
Address
601 South Morgan St. , Chicago, IL 60607
Calendar
Download iCal FileThis workshop will briefly cover the concept of Critical Hope within education settings. Attendees will be able to reflect on and discuss how Critical Hope can be applied to their own field/research/everyday life and engage in a collage-making activity that centers their own hope possibilities.
“Despair is the greatest threat. When despair prevails, we cannot create life-sustaining communities of resistance.” - bell hooks
Facilitator: Emily Manzo, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Retention, Graduate College
Date posted
Mar 19, 2026
Date updated
Mar 19, 2026