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Keynote Speaker Series
The keynote speakers provide an opportunity to expand ones view of race and race-related issues. The speakers are brought in from all over the United States. They are selected based on their outstanding reputation in researching and dealing with race related issues.
| KEYNOTE SPEAKER | TOPIC | TIME / LOCATION | SPONSORING DEPARTMENT |
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Assistant Director of Affirmative Action Wright State University |
When Affirmative Action was White: Setting the Record Straight | Tuesday, Feb. 5 1 - 2 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Inclusion & Equity |
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Director of Education & Human Resources at the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering | Tuesday, Feb. 5 4 - 5:30 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Institute for Teaching and Learning |
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Co-founder of StrHATE Talk, Co-author of the book, “SKINHEAD CONFESSIONS,” the autobiography of his life |
Turning Away from Hate | Tuesday, Feb. 5 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy Research, Summit College, Inclusion & Equity, and Institute for Teaching & Learning |
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FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Assistant Professor of Speech, The University of Tampa |
Communicating for Connection | Wednesday, Feb. 6 1 - 2 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Inclusion & Equity |
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Former Executive Director of the Ohio Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs |
Latinos in Ohio: Who are we, why are we here and where are we going? | Wednesday, Feb. 6 3 - 4:30 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
HALO |
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Economic Development Associate for the Village of Doylestown, Ohio, and Director of the Doylestown Area Development Corporation |
The Myths of American History: The Native American Story | Thursday, Feb. 7 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Inclusion & Equity |
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Professor of Political Science, Central Michigan University |
Jim Crow, Civil Rights, and the Persistence of the Color Line in America | Thursday, Feb. 7 3 - 4 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Inclusion & Equity |
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New York Times best-selling author, highly acclaimed civil rights lawyer, advocate and legal scholar, currently holds a joint appointment at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University. |
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness | Thursday, Feb. 7 7:30 - 10 p.m. EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall |
Inclusion & Equity, School of Law, Culture Quest, E.J. Thomas Hall, Office of Multicultural Development and Center for Conflict Management (Part of the UA Forum series. See ticket prices.) |
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Professor of Anthropology and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Excellence |
Race: Are We So Different? | Monday, Feb. 11 1 - 2 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Inclusion & Equity |
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Director, Office of the Muslim Public Affairs Council Washington DC |
Islamophobia | Monday, Feb. 11 6:30 - 8 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Institute for Teaching & Learning |
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Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Office of Inclusion, Diversity & Equal Opportunity Case Western Reserve University |
Not Just Skin Deep: The Cultural Politics of Race | Tuesday, Feb. 12 1 - 2 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Inclusion & Equity |
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Pastor South Street Ministries and Fellowship Associate Professor of Political Science |
Risk and Reward: Investing Our Lives in Urban Akron | Tuesday, Feb. 12 6 - 7:30 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Associate Studies Department, Pan-African Studies Dept. and Dr. Sheldon Wrice |
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Associate Professor of Political Science The University of Akron |
Race, Demographics and the future of American Political Parties | Wednesday, Feb. 13 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Student Union Theatre |
Bliss Institute |
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