UM Hosting Variety of Events Throughout Black History Month
February 1, 2021
536
Eddie S. Glaude Jr., a distinguished scholar of African American studies at Princeton University, will deliver the keynote address for Black History Month observances Feb. 9 at the University of Mississippi.
Glaude’s virtual address, “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own,” begins at 5 p.m. on Zoom. To register and receive the link, click here.
Baldwin was an American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and activist. His essays, collected in “Notes from A Native Son,” explore intricacies of racial, sexual and class distinctions in the Western society of the United States during the mid-20th century.
IOWA CITY The same week dental students are protesting diversity failures in their college, lawmakers are shredding the school for free speech suppression, and new climate survey results reveal a vastly experience for campus minorities, the University of Iowa announced Liz Tovar will become its executive officer for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Tovar, who arrived at the UI in 2013 and had been associate athletics director for student-athlete academic services, was named interim associate vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion in August after years of turnover in that post and a controversial departure in 2019.
TaJuan Wilson resigned the post just six weeks after his start in June 2019, signing a settlement with the university that allowed him to continue looking for work which he eventually found at Georgia Southern University while earning his $224,000 salary.
/
Welcome to A-State Connections. I am your host Johnathan Reaves. Over the next hour, you will hear interviews and stories about the people of Arkansas State who are making an impact throughout the communities in the region. This show not only focuses on things that are going on at just the Jonesboro campus, but also on the other campuses across the ASU System. More information and today’s features on A-State Connections can be found at kasu.org, go to Shows, and find the A-State Connections drop down link. You can also find show segments on the new KASU app. Just use the search term “KASU app” in the Apple app store or Google Play.
ONLINE: An Evening with Isabel Wilkerson
Jan 25, 2021 6:00 PM
December 15, 2020
Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste and The Warmth of Other Suns.
Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson has written two critically acclaimed books that focus on the Black experience in America:
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America s Great Migration. On Jan. 25 she will be the keynote speaker for UW-Madison s virtual Martin Luther King Jr. symposium. The work to fulfill Dr. King s vision of racial equality continues today, and Wilkerson is carrying on this work, says Chancellor Rebecca Blank. (The presentation will be replayed on Feb. 9: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKt LIZzK6fi2BqbGw8jEuw