Caleb D. Sabatka
Education
Doctor of Liberal Studies (DLS), | August 2022-present
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Master of Arts in Restorative Justice (MARJ) | May 2021
Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT
Graduated with distinction
Bachelor of Arts, Cross-Cultural Relations & Literary Translation | May 2020
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, MA
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Thesis: “Raw Tales: An Anthropology of Postcolonial Writers in Exile”
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts | May 2019
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, MA
Graduated with distinction
Research & Work Experience
Urban College of Boston, Boston, MA | Fall 2021 – Present
Senior Academic Advisor, Full Time
- Provide support to maximize student success. This includes meeting with students to offer advising on academic planning, course selection, as well as preliminary transfer evaluation.
- Manage and mitigate issues that negatively impact student success, including identification of and proactive outreach to at-risk students, and following up with students with warning grades and other referrals
- Develop materials and conduct workshops/orientations to facilitate academic success, including collaboration activities with the Learning Resource Center and the Director of Student Affairs
National Center on Restorative Justice, So. Royalton, VT | Spring 2021
Research Extern, Advisor Dr. Kathy Fox, University of VT
- Researched restorative justice educational programs, pedagogy, and teaching tools;
- Worked with inmates in Vermont facilities to design a restorative justice curriculum that is interesting and relevant to them by utilizing the circle process;
- Designed a restorative justice curriculum with two modules: one on theory, and one on practice which will be taught by Vermont Law School students to inmates in the LAPP program;
- Used findings to write a publishable paper or essay that analyzes inmate needs in restorative justice.
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Gt. Barrington, MA | 2020
Senior Thesis, Advisor: Dr. Katie Boswell
Title: “Raw Tales: An Anthropology of Postcolonial Writers in Exile”
- Develop an initial proposal;
- Complete a complex research project during the senior year;
- Produce an original contribution to academic concentrations with multiple chapters.
Latin American News Digest, Washington, D.C. | 2019
Research and Writing Intern
- Write brief aggregations in English summarizing perspectives from multiple newspapers written in Spanish, and sometimes Portuguese.
- Write 1000-1200 words per week (3-5 section articles or News in Brief items)
- Research and write a longer multi-article aggregation for one month independently.
Teaching Experience
Urban College of Boston, Boston, MA | January 2022 – Present
Adjunct Professor
- COM113: Communication & Conflict
- PRO101HS: Professional Development Seminar I
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Gt. Barrington, MA | Aug. 2018 to May 2020
Tutor/Teaching Assistant, Anthropology, History, Spanish
- Attend class once a week and assist the professor in class activities and discussions.
- Hold group review sessions either weekly, before exams, or on a schedule set out by faculty.
- Work with students individually or in group review sessions to review course work and help students prepare for exams and papers.
- Help instructors by making copies of materials to be distributed to students
- Facilitate a Chicago style citation workshop in classes.
- Courses:
- HIST110: Introduction to Historical Thought & Practice
- HIST100: Introduction to U.S. History
- ANTH100: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- SPAN101: Spanish Language & Context II
- SPAN204: Intermediate Spanish I: Perspectives of Latin America
- SPAN205: Intermediate Spanish II: Spain and Its Cultures
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Gt. Barrington, MA Aug. 2018 to May 2020
Writing Tutor, Writing Center, Win Commons, Alumni Library Atrium
- Weekly shift in the Writing Center to help college and high school students with writing assignments and brainstorming.
Bard Academy at Simon’s Rock, Gt. Barrington, MA Fall 2018
Teaching Assistant, Course: “Global Slavery”
- Facilitated a Chicago style citation workshop in class.
- Work one-on-one with high school students on their papers.
- Go over course content with students in need of additional support.
Honors and Awards
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship 2020-21
While continuing their graduate studies, Schweitzer Fellows are required to design, implement, evaluate and plan for the sustainability of community-based prevention and intervention projects that address the social determinants of health.
Society for Humanistic Anthropology President’s Award for Undergraduate Student Writing 2020
For paper: “Literary Anthropology and an Anthropology of Writers as … Anthropologists.” A committee drawn from current, past, and incoming Society for Humanistic Anthropology Presidents judge the papers on originality, creativity, clarity of writing, and most importantly, contribution to humanistic anthropology.
Interdivisional Studies Prize for BA Graduates 2020
In recognition of outstanding academic achievement in interdisciplinary studies at Bard College at Simon’s Rock.
Division of Languages and Literature Prize for AA Graduates 2019
In recognition of outstanding academic achievement in the Division of Languages and Literature at Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Jane Rodgers Scholarships 2019
Established in 2002 in memory of Jane Rodgers, wife of Dean Bernard Rodgers, by their friends within and beyond the Simon’s Rock community, this scholarship is awarded annually on the basis of need and merit to support an Upper College student concentrating in literary or environmental studies.
Prudential Spirit of Community Award, Wyoming State Honoree 2014
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is the United States’ largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service.
Publications
Articles & Chapters
“Applying Anthropology to Culturally-Conscious Criminal Legal Concerns” in the forthcoming edited collection Pracademia in Criminal Justice to be published by Routledge Publishing (In Progress)
Sabatka, Caleb. “The Politics of Literature: How the International Book Festival is Bringing Awareness to Indigenous Writers and Languages.”Latin American News Digest, ISSN: 2374-5282.
Conference Papers
Sabatka, Caleb “Restorative Pedagogy and Community Creation in Prison: Anthropology in Practice,” Anthropology in a Time of Transition and Crisis, Northeast Anthropological Association, Apr 10, 2021.
Sabatka, Caleb, Panelist. Panel: Arts and Open Societies and Democracy, Open Society University Network, OSUN Senior Project Presentations, May 18, 2020.
Sabatka, Caleb. “‘Raw Tales’: On Translating Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel and Post-Colonial Writers in Exile,” Bard College’s Translation and Translatability Initiative Translation Symposium Student Panels, April 24, 2020.
Other
Sabatka, Caleb and Karla Barron. “In support of antidiscrimination training,” Comment on 85 FR 67375 against Exec. Order No. 13950, 85 Fed. Reg. 60683 (2020). Federal Register, pp, 67375-67378, agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Dec. 1, 2020.
Creative Writing/Poetry/Translations
Sabatka, Caleb., “Ghazal of Excoriating Love,” In Bloodroot Literary Magazine, vol. 13, 2020.
“Imprisoned Nocturne: Night Prisoner” by Xavier Villarrutia, trans. Caleb Sabatka. In Sui Generis, Spring 2020, Bard College
“To Those Who Wish to Depart” by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel, trans. Caleb Sabatka. In Sui Generis, Spring 2020, Bard College
“Happy Are the Normal Ones” by Roberto Fernández Retamar, trans. Caleb Sabatka. In Sui Generis, Spring 2020, Bard College
Presentations and Invited Lectures
Guest Lecture, “Restorative Responses to the Rwandan Genocide,” for an undergraduate course: “Anthropological Perspectives on Dispossession and Displacement,” Bard College at Simon’s Rock, April 27, 2021.
Workshop, “A restorative approach to restorative justice assessments,” A joint workshop of Maynooth University (MU) Department of Law & Vermont Law School (VLS), April 22, 2021.
Professional Training
RCTx: Religion and Conflict Transformation, BUx an online learning initiative of Boston University offered on edX, November 5, 2020.
Vermont On-Line Mandated Reporter Training – 150 minute, Vermont Center for Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Abuse, Vermont Department of January 20, 2021.
Professional Affiliations
American Anthropological Association, 2019-Present
Northeast Anthropological Association, 2019-Present
Society for Humanistic Anthropology, 2020-Present
National Association of Community and Restorative Justice, 2020-2021
Community Service
Co-Founder/Volunteer for the Aiding Returning Citizen Storytellers (ARCS) Program, 2020-Present
Hartford Community Restorative Justice Center, White River Jct., VT
Languages
English: Native Language
Spanish: Advanced/Full Professional Proficiency
Computer Skills
Applications: Google Drive, Microsoft Office Suite, R for Statistics.
Teaching Platforms: Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, Brightspace, Topia, Gather.
Communication Platforms: Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Skype, FaceTime.
References
Dr. Lindsey Pointer, Assistant Director, National Center on Restorative Justice
Assistant Professor, Center for Justice Reform
Vermont Law School
164 Chelsea Street, P.O. Box 96
South Royalton, VT 05068
Email: lpointer@vermontlaw.edu
Dr. Kathryn Boswell, Division Head of Social Studies, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Liebowitz Center for International Studies
Office: Liebowitz 204
84 Alford Rd., Gt. Barrington, MA 01230
Email: kboswell@simons-rock.edu
Dr. Nancy Bonvillain, Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics
Bard College at Simon’s Rock
84 Alford Rd., Gt. Barrington, MA 01230
Phone: 413-528-7233
Email: nancyb@simons-rock.edu