How to Enhance Science by Making it Equitable & Inclusive
March 22, 2022
Dr. Chandralekha Singh, director of the Science Education Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh, shared her extensive research that shows how different types of social psychological interventions have improved motivation and learning outcomes of science students.
Sweet Success: Open Hiring's Impact on the Community
March 9, 2022
Greyston Foundation President and CEO Joseph Kenner and Vice President of Strategic Programs & Partnerships Dr. Penny Jennings shared how the Foundation unlocks the power of human potential through inclusive employment.
From Impossible Subjects to The Chinese Question: A Conversation on Immigration, Race, and Exclusion
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Author Mae Ngai, a central historian in the field of immigration and law, led a discussion of her latest work, The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics.
The Afterlife of Negritude and Black Lives Matter
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Baba Badji, a fellow at the Institute for the Study of Racial Justice and a postdoctoral fellow in Comparative Literature at Rutgers University, led a discussion of his journey as a child from Senegal to the United States and read from his book of poems, Ghost Letters.
Genetic Ancestry, Mangrove Politics, and Birthing Afro-Puerto Rican Futures
February 10, 2022
Jada Benn Torres, Associate Professor of Anthropology and the director for the Laboratory of Genetic Anthropology and Biocultural Studies at Vanderbilt University, and Gabriel Torres Colón, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University, led a discussion centered on genetic ancestry, “mangrove politics,” and birthing Afro-Puerto Rican futures.
Sankofa Screening and Panel Discussion
February 2, 2022
Sarah Lawrence, in partnership with Ava DuVernay’s film collective Array, presented a special screening of the 1993 film Sankofa, followed by a panel discussion.
In Conversation: Lisa Coleman and Ifeoma Kiddoe Nwankwo
October 28, 2021
Thought leader and New York University's Chief Diversity Officer Lisa Coleman joined Ifeoma Kiddoe Nwankwo, Sarah Lawrence's Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, for a conversation about the meanings, challenges, and possiblities of Belonging—past, present, and future.
Peppermint at SLC
October 20, 2021
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and SLC Theatre partnered to bring drag icon Peppermint to campus for a celebration of community, advocacy, queer liberation, and finding joy through self-love and artistic practice.
Interior Chinatown: Migration, Citizenship, Belonging featuring Charles Yu
September 28, 2021
Charles Yu joined President Cristle Collins Judd in a conversation about his 2020 National Book Award winning Interior Chinatown as well as the larger topic of belonging. Questions from the audience, comprised of students, faculty, staff, and the general public both in person and online, made for a thoughtful and thought-provoking discussion.