CSU community invited to Womxn of Color Network keynote 26 May, 2021
In partnership with the Colorado State University Office of the Vice President for Diversity and the Commission on Diversity and Inclusion, the Womxn of Color Network announces that Dr. Brittney Cooper will deliver the 2021 Womxn of Color Summit Keynote. All CSU students and employees are invited to attend the virtual keynote, which will be held
June 3, noon-12:55 p.m.
Cooper serves as an associate professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Rutgers University. She is co-editor of
The Crunk Feminist Collection and author of
Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women and
Ten Moments from 2021 Women in Leadership Conversation that Might Inspire you or Make You Smile
Lynn Sherr
Sally Ride Science’s 2021 Women in Leadership conversation brings together trailblazers from different fields for a wide-ranging conversation on the status of women and the triumphs and setbacks they have experienced in recent turbulent times.
The virtual discussion, which honors the legacy of America’s first woman in space and celebrates the 20
Panelists are Brittney Cooper, feminist scholar at Rutgers University and social justice advocate; Maria Hinojosa, a journalist with acclaimed programs on NPR and PBS; and Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space and first woman to dive to the deepest part of the ocean. Journalist and Sally Ride biographer Lynn Sherr serves as moderator.
Dwayne Wade.
Newt Gingrich,
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and former President
Donald Trump. As the letter points out, one of the most troubling aspects of the backlash against Hannah-Jones’ work are Republican-led attempts to muzzle transparent historical teaching in schools.
“While the denial of tenure is egregious, it is not an isolated incident. The same anti-democratic thinking that blocked Hannah-Jones’ appointment at her alma mater has also fueled efforts in state and local legislatures to ban the teaching of histories of slavery and its legacies through the 1619 Project.”
A growing number of states including Arkansas, South Dakota, Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas have proposed or already passed legislation that restricts the teaching of critical race theory in public schools.
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(Courtesy of Sally Ride Science)
• Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego presents the “
Women in Leadership 2021 Virtual Panel,” premiering Thursday, May 20, online. The event honors the legacy of Ride, the first American woman in space, and celebrates the 20th anniversary of Sally Ride Science. The panel discussion will feature Brittney Cooper, a feminist scholar and author; Kathy Sullivan, an astronaut and a scientist; and Maria Hinojosa, a news anchor and reporter. Author and journalist Lynn Sherr will moderate the discussion. The event will be available for viewing for a few months. Free.
• Jewish Family Services presents
“Aging with Resilience” at noon, Tuesday, May 25, online. Clinical psychologist Dara Bliss Schwartz will discuss how to combat loneliness and enhance mental health. Free.