Dialogues for Diversity Series 2020-21
Contact Information
Momodu C. Taylor, Ph.D.
Vice President of Institutional Equity
Marple Campus
Founders Hall, Executive Suite, M3590
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POLICING AND听OUR COMMUNITIES
A conversation hosted by听大发六合彩鈥檚听Center for Equity and Social Justice
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 |听5 to 7 p.m.听| Virtual
Join us for our first Dialogue for Diversity听as we have an open conversation about policing听in our communities. This is an opportunity听to hear from local officers and community听leaders as they discuss issues and concerns听from multiple perspectives. The latter portion听of the session will allow for an open question-and-answer session with our panelists.
DISCUSSING RACE IN听OUR COMMUNITIES
A Conversation with Austin Channing Brown
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 |听5-7 p.m. | Virtual
Join us for an engaging discussion with听Austin Channing Brown鈥攕peaker, writer听and media producer providing inspired听leadership on racial justice in America. She is听the author of New York Times' bestseller I鈥檓听Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for听Whiteness and the Executive Producer of web听series 鈥淭he Next Question鈥. This conversation听will explore how we can have discussions about听race in our communities that are meaningful听and productive. We will consider how past听events shape where we are today and how to听move forward during times that feel divisive.
A YEAR OF SOCIAL RECKONING: WHAT COMES NEXT?
A Conversation with David W. Brown
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |听5-6:30 p.m.听| Virtual
Join us for a conversation with David W. Brown, Assistant Professor and Diversity Advisor to the Office of the Dean for the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University. 2020 has been a year of serious social reckoning as the country has grappled with questions of inequality during a global pandemic. This session will evaluate what we have learned about ourselves and the world during this time, and how we can develop new priorities that promote community and self-empowerment.
BUILDING BRIDGES听THROUGH BIPARTISANSHIP
A Conversation with David Baime
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 |听5-6:30 p.m.听| Virtual
Join us for a conversation with David Baime,听Senior Vice President for Government Relations听and Policy Analysis for the American Association of
Community Colleges. The year 2020 highlighted just听how divided we are as a country, and how many social听issues have been politicized in the process. In this听session we will discuss a brief history of partisanship听and how we have gotten to where we are today. We will听focus on strategies for bridging the partisan divide, from听small-scale ideas that everyone can engage in, to larger听structures that we can all aspire to support. There will be听plenty of time for a Q&A to answer audience questions!
HEALTH EQUITY:听PAST, PRESENT听AND FUTURE
SPEAKERS:
Vanessa Briggs, President and CEO of Brandywine Health Foundation
Joanne Craig, Chief Impact Officer at The Foundation for Delaware County
Dr. Judith Wolf, Senior Consultant at Moderna
Monday, March 29, 2021 |听5-7 p.m.听| Virtual
Join us for an engaging conversation about听healthcare in the U.S. and how inequities can affect听our health and wellness. With our panel of local medical听and public health experts, we will explore historical听inequalities that have been present in the healthcare听system as well as new concerns that have arisen due to听the COVID-19 pandemic. We will also consider what we听can do to promote equitable change and share helpful听community resources.
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. SARA GOLDRICK-RAB: EQUITY AND EDUCATION
with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab
Monday, November 15, 2021听 |听5:30-7 p.m.听| Virtual
Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab is a Professor of Sociology听at Temple University, and President and Founder of the听Hope Center for College, Community and Justice in听Philadelphia. Her innovative research on college students鈥櫶齜asic needs sparked the national #RealCollege movement听and legislation to address food and housing insecurity.听
Join us for an engaging conversation about equity within听our education system as we explore the elements that听students need to be successful鈥攁nd why these are not听readily available to everyone. We will consider how we can听all contribute to a better future for current and prospective听students. Come prepared to engage, as there will be an听opportunity for audience questions.
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