Welcome to Wisrville!

Wisrville.org is an internet publishing site created to be a collaborative voice for the progressive community.

Our focus is multiculturalism, intellectual inquiry and social activism.

This is the site for recent news about the WISR community, announcements of upcoming events, online learning content, and blogs hosted by WISR students, faculty, alumni and friend—on topics related to progressive social change, alternative and innovative higher education and adult learning, participatory action-research, multiculturality and community improvement efforts.

Wisrville is a project of the Western Institute for Social Research (WISR) [ http://www.wisr.edu ]
WISR offers individualized BA, MA and PhD programs for working adults.

Membership in Wisrville is free for learners currently enrolled in the Wisr.edu Learning Community. Membership and Hosting services are available to everyone else for a nominal fee.
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This site also publicizes upcoming events and recent news for the WISR community of students, alumni, faculty, and friends and colleagues.

Latest news

 

In the past year, WISR MFT alumnus, Haritha Ragu (formerly Harithan Manthena) has started a nonprofit agency [www.roshnihyd.org] in her native country of India. The agency is dedicated to working with women and children who have experienced abuse and domestic violence. For those who wish to connect, her e-mail address is: harithaju@yahoo.com

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  Organizational-psychology.org has announced its list of the top 50 workplace blogs. One of those is the blog, “Minding the Workplace,” by WISR PhD alumnus and faculty member, David Yamada. Their comment about his site: Blogger David looks to understand the idea of the workplace as it has morphed in the new millennium. Workplace bullying [...]

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Recent Posts

“None so blind as those who will not see." Matthew Henry, (1662-1714) Hundreds of Alaska Air Lines flight attendants are reportedly suffering fr
“Fukushima’s nuclear disaster is a nightmare. Ghostly releases of radioactivity haunt the Japanese countryside. Lives, once safe, are now beset by
The real battle in the world today is not among civilizations or cultures but among the different evolutionary futures that are possible for us and ou
BRITISH FALKLANDS vs ARGENTINE MALVINAS Now that increasing tensions are once again surrounding these islands we find an all too familiar, post-war
WISR now has a university chapter of the international organization, Mediators Beyond Borders [MBB] (www.mediatorsbeyondborders.org).  MBB internatio
April is the cruelest month, breeding Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain, Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful sn
The use of direct force is such a poor solution to any problem; it is generally applied by small children and great nations. (David Friedman) On Ap
MEDIATING BEYOND BORDERS /WISR Seminar Tuesday, April 24th, 2011, 7-8:30pm Larry Loebig WISR PhD Candidate, Sunny Sabini, MFT, WISR Learner and
Present: Art Warmoth, Michael McAvoy and Marilyn Jackson Marilyn suggested we call ourselves Education and Social Change Think Tank. Art and
One of life's most accessible pleasures remains reading a big, epic novel, featuring an engaging story that takes you to a different time or place, an

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WISR is approved as the 19th University Chapter of Mediators Beyond Borders

 

WISR now has a university chapter of the international organization, Mediators Beyond Borders [MBB] (www.mediatorsbeyondborders.org).  MBB international builds local skills for peace and promotes mediation worldwide, to build a more peace “able” world. WISR’s MBB Chapter is also open to prospective students who have submitted their $600 enrollment fee.  It is also open to WISR [...]

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Upcoming Seminars and Events at WISR!

 

To see latest flyer announcing upcoming events and seminars, follow the “read more” link, and click on: April 2012

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