The Social Justice Lecture Series, launched by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in 2012, introduces a broad range of topics to the campus community. Guest lecturers present topics that encourage critical thinking, provoke healthy debate, and challenge assumptions.
Faculty, staff, and community members are invited to email suggestions for potential guests.
2012–2013 Schedule
September 20
- “Getting Down to Brass Tracks: Strategies for Increasing Women’s Enrollment in STEM and Why it Matters” by Dr. Shelly Heller, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Mount Vernon Campus, George Washington University
4–5 p.m., MUB Alumni Lounge - “We’ve Come a Long Way, but We Still Have Farther to Go”
7–8 p.m., Wads Annex
October 9
- “Activism with People of Color” by Dr. Waziyatawin, Associate Professor, University of Victoria, British Columbia
4–5 p.m., MUB Ballroom B - “What Does Justice Look Like? The Struggle for Liberation in Dakota Homeland”
7–8:15 p.m., MUB Ballroom B
January 21
- “MLK History and the Legacies of the Civil Rights Era” by Dr. Tricia Rose, Professor, Brown University
6–8 p.m., MUB Ballroom
March 21
- “Black and Gay in America” by Keith Boykin, JD, Broadcaster, author and commentator; former White House aide to President Bill Clinton
7:30–9 p.m., MUB Ballroom A