Media & Publications
- The Aquinas Scholars at the University of St. Thomas presented their final projects as part of the Race and Place Seminar on Dec. 11, 2022, at the Westminster Social Justice Forum. Drs. Aura Wharton-Beck and Rita Lederle co-teach this semester-long seminar. The scholars created a final project to propose a transportation project that increases equity in the Twin Cities. They used bridges and highways as metaphors to set the stage for examining infrastructure projects and housing, and their impact on the culture of established communities in the United States. https://vimeo.com/showcase/5294715
- Wharton-Beck, A., Chou, C. C., Gilbert, C., Johnson, B., & Beck, M. A. (2022). K-12 school leadership perspectives from the COVID-19 pandemic. Policy Futures in Education, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14782103221135620
- Wharton-Beck, A. (2022), "Interrupted Labor by Another Name: Resistance." Feminist Review, Issue 132.
- Wharton-Beck, A. (2021), "A Case Study of African American 'Government Girls:' Unspoken Narratives." Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 15, 315-33.
- Chou, Chientzu Candace; Chuang, Hsueh-Hua; and Wharton-Beck, Aura N. (2019) "Fostering the Development of Social Capital to Enrich Student Experiences Through After-School Digital Tutoring Programs," Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE): Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 1. Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1115&context=jetde
- Education Minnesota Statewide Commercials: “Validated" "Achieving is Believing" "Teaching from the Heart" and "The Pint-Sized Orchestra." March 2014.
- Minnesota Orchestra Showcase Magazine Essay: “Practice: The Best Homework.” October 2010 and 2015 (reprinted).
- Editorial Review for Professional Text: “How Real Teachers Learn to Engage All Learners.”
- "Beethoven and Bach on a Budget," Star Tribune.
- “Safe Havens and Hallowed Grounds: Employment Clinics, Segregated Dormitories, and Churches for African American Government Girls.” Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), Richmond, Virginia, October 2016.
- “Pulp Queens and Government Girls: What WWII Did for Working Women.” American Studies Conference, Hartford, Connecticut, October 2003.
- Minnesota Elementary School Principals’ Association (MESPA) Leadership Award, 2012
- University Advocates for Women and Equity Award (Sapientia Award), 2017
- Luann Dummer Center for Women Research Fellowship Award, 2014
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Association of Black Women Historians, Life Member
- Center for Inclusive Child Care, Board Member
- Charter School Authorization Board, Committee Member
- Fraser Community Services Advisory Board
- University of St. Thomas/SPPS Lab School Design Team