Community Conversations
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December 17, 2021
PNW Race, Racism, Anti-Racism Series: The Racial Face of War
Kim Scipes, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at PNW and Vince Emanuele, PNW Alumni and Marine Veteran discuss The Racial Face of War.
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December 17, 2021
Neeti Parashar, Ph.D., Professor of Physics at PNW and Institution Leader at Fermilab and CERN discusses Lessons from a Female Physicist.
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December 17, 2021
PNW Race, Racism, Anti-Racism Series: Racism, Being Color Blind and Beauty
Meiko Yamada, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology at Purdue University Fort Wayne and Deepa Majumdar, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy at PNW discuss Racism, Being Color Blind and Beauty.
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December 17, 2021
Necro-Being: The Worst Form of Racism
In the latest installment of PNW's "Race, Racism, Anti-Racism Series," PNW Professor of Philosophy David Detmer, Ph.D. interviews Leonard Harris, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy at Purdue West Lafayette.
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November 4, 2021
One Book, One University: A Conversation with Mona Hanna-Attisha
Join us for a conversation with Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of What The Eyes Don't See.
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October 27, 2021
Lunch and Lead: A Virtual “Food for Thought” Series
In the next Lunch and Lead Session, we will explore strategies for gaining the trust of others, featuring special guest Ebony Campbell, Senior Director of Resident Services, Chicago Housing Authority (CHA).
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October 12, 2021
The Water Belt: What Must and Could Happen around the Great Lakes?
Rachel Haverlock, Ph.D. associate professor of English, at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Founder and Director of UIC Freshwater Lab discusses the Great Lakes as part of the CHESS Distinguished Speaker Series.
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October 12, 2021
It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Anti-Racist Educators’ Journey
Malik S. Henfield, Ph.D, professor and founder of the Institute for Racial Justice and Janice Byrd, Ph.D., associate professor of counselor education talk about an anti-racist educators’ journey of engaging in self-work and connecting theory to practice.
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October 12, 2021
Representation of Mexicanness In Animated Films
As part of the CHESS Distinguished Speakers Series, Manuel Martin-Rodriguez, Ph.D., Professor of Literature give an an in-depth look at how Mexico and Mexicans are represented in children’s films, and why it is important to analyze that field.
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September 8, 2021
“Who is hurt by racism? You might be surprised to find out….”
Alan J. Spector, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Center for Global Studies at PNW discusses who is hurt by racism as part of PNW Race, Racism, Anti-Racism Series.