Events

The Agenda shows our upcoming events. Under Past Events you can find reviews, recordings, photos, and media attention of our previous events.

The CCAN's main public platform is the Classy Salon, a regular event in a casual café environment. The Classy Salon has two goals:

  1. to raise awareness and educate about class issues in and around academia through talks by researchers as well as students on their on-going work and personal experiences.
  2. to offer a space especially for first-gen and working-class students and academics to meet one another, share experiences, support each other, network with peers, and form a community (but anyone interested in the topic is welcome!).

Past Events

  • Classy Symposium: Professor Emerita Geraldine Van Bueren on Poverty, Human Rights, and University Diversity Policies (Oct 11, 2022)

    This special edition of our Classy Salon included a lecture by Professor Emerita Geraldine Van Bueren on poverty, human rights, and university diversity policies. This was followed by a panel discussion with Prof. Dr. Leoniek Wijngaards, Dr. Jos Philips, and Dr. Mr. Alexandra Timmer. Afterwards, we continued the discussion over some drinks, snacks, and a little quiz.

  • Classy Salon #4: Precarity in Academia, with 0.7, Casual Academy, and Marijn Scholte (Sept 20, 2022)

    The fourth Classy Salon was organised together with 0.7 and the Casual Academy. We hosted Marijn Scholten as a special guest for a panel discussion on precarious contracts in academia. We discussed various issues with part-time and temporary positions, and how this especially forms an obstacle for groups such as single mothers and people from poorer backgrounds to pursue a career as academic. Afterwards, everyone could discuss further and meet each other over a drink.

  • Classy Salon #3: Cody Hochstenbach on the Housing Crisis, Class, and Students (April 14, 2022)

    The third Classy Salon hosted Cody Hochstenbach (UvA), who presented his new book on the housing crisis. Hochstenbach described some of the historical and political backgrounds of housing in the Netherlands and discussed how this especially impacts poorer people and students. Afterwards, everyone could discuss further and meet each other over a drink.

  • Classy Salon #2: First-Gen Student Experiences and Student Support (March 10, 2022)

    The second Classy Salon could take place in person, at café Tussentijd. We started with presentations by Gina Meimann and Jule Lux of their BA theses on the experiences of first-generation students. Next, there was a panel discussion with Chawila Soebhag from OpMaat and Marta García Escobar from FLISS. Afterwards, everyone could discuss further and meet each other over a drink.

  • Classy Salon #1: CCAN's launch event with Dr. Mick Matthys (Feb 10, 2022)

    The CCAN launch event included a lecture by Dr. Mick Matthys about the history and key factors of first-generation, working-class, and migrant background students in the Netherlands. This was followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Karthine Thiele, Nina Köll, Myrte Spaargaren, and Dr. Mick Matthys on their personal experiences of ‘homecoming to a new home’ together with feelings of ‘disbelonging’. Due to Covid, the event took place online.