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Academic Leaders Jennifer K. Lodge and Beverly Wendland will speak for the Pillars of Professional Prosperity: Distinguished Faculty Workshop Series.
A Closer Look at the Texas Prison Education Initiative with Professor Sarah Brayne
Environmental Racism in the context of Climate Change, Air Pollution & Neighborhood Design
The Department of African & African American Studies welcomes Dr. Melissa Scott of Duke University, Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity.
Swamp Capitalism: Environmental Racism in South Louisiana Landscapes
The Department of African & African American Studies welcomes Dr. Robin McDowell of Harvard University, Department of African and African American Studies.
Monumental Anti-Racism
HUMANITIES BROADCAST: Geoff Ward, professor, African and African-American Studies, Washington University - MLA Lecture Series, “Unprecedented Times”
A Killing Cure: Education, Segregation and the Meaning of Health When Black Communities Disappear
The Department of Education presents an Ilene Katz Lowenthal and Edward Lowenthal Symposium Series Event
Pro-Trump Era: Resistance, Hope and Mobilizing among Black American Families
Sheretta Butler-Barnes, associate professor of social work - Brown School Open Classroom
Major Minor Welcome Week
ArtSci programs hold Welcome Sessions for sophomores in their majors/minors during the week of February 22-26.
Colloquium Series: Erin Kelly
Them & Me: Black Boys’ Mental Health
Kevin Simon, M.D. will explore the evidence of unconscious bias, systemic racism, criminal (in) justice, and health inequity specific to Black Boys in America. We will discuss these intersections and their mental health implications. Using excerpts of classic Black narrative, film, and clinical cases, participants will examine Black Boys’ mental health through an antiracist lens.
“Misogynoir”: American Contempt Towards Black Women and How to Change It
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - A panel discussion - Brown School Open Classroom
Human Centered Computing Approaches to Issues of Social Justice
Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty
Mark Rank, the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare, Brown School, Washington University
Americanist Dinner Forum: Policing Blackness: Law, Race, and Criminal Justice Reform
Colloquium Series: Sarah Thebaud
When do Work-Family Policies Work? Unpacking the Effects of Stigma and Financial Costs for Men and Women
Conversation: Environmental Racism and the Arts
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Panel discussion includes Geoff Ward, professor of African and African-American studies in Arts & Sciences at Washington University
Farmworkers in the Visual Field: Racial Capitalism and Farmworker Representation
Professor Curtis Marez, UC San Diego
Black Girlhood Studies Lab in Conversation with Dr. LeConté Dill
In this conversation, Dr. Leconté Dill will share her expertise in public health, Black girls, and creative projects as contributions to the field of Black girlhood studies.
Washington University Department of Sociology Presents: Judas and the Black Messiah
The Fruits of Empire: A Book Talk About Art, Food and Racism
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Shana Klein, AB ’05, author of “The Fruits of Empire: Art, Food and the Politics of Race in the Age of American Expansion,” and Angela Miller, professor of Art History and Archaeology, Washington University.
‘Guilty People’: A Conversation with Abbe Smith and Paul Butler
Abbe Smith, and Paul Butler, both from from Georgetown Law - Washington University School of Law Public Interest Law & Policy Speaker Series
Hostile Terrain 94 Toe Tags with the Contemporary Art Museum
Fill out toe tags at CAM
Study Abroad Week 2021
30th Annual Washington University Pow Wow
30th Annual Washington University Pow Wow
Anti-Asian America
The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and the Asian American Studies Minor at Washington University in St. Louis invite leading scholars to talk with us about how we can understand Anti-Asian America.
Spring 2021 Celebration of Undergraduate Research
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is happy to announce a month-long Spring Celebration of Undergraduate Research in April.
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
Walter Johnson is the Winthrop Professor of History and professor of African and African American studies at Harvard University. He is author of “The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States.” - Faculty Book Celebration 2021
Toe Tag Pinning: Hostile Terrain 94
Help us pin toe tags to the exhibit map
Colloquium Series: Maria Krysan
Cycle of Segregation, Social Processes and Residential Stratification
Black Girlhood Studies in Conversation with Dr. Nikki Jones
Moderators: Dr. Kenly Brown & Nya Hardaway
Sports & Society Reading Group with Steve Gietschier
Outdoor Viewing: Hostile Terrain 94
Memorializing over 3,200 lives lost in the Sonoran Desert
Change ‘Gon Come: Black Love-Power and The Inner Work of Racial Justice
The inaugural talk of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2) funded Mindfulness & Anti-Racism series presents the work of Professor Rhonda Magee.
Disembodied Punishment: Structural Violence in Alternative Schooling
A talk by AFAS Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Kenly Brown
Public Tour: Women’s Work
Featuring former Kling Undergraduate Honors Fellow Hannah Ward (Class of 2021)
Hostile Terrain 94 at Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
Prominently displayed in the Kemper Museum’s lobby, the HT94 project is intended to spark conversations about borders and border crossings and their impact on global and local communities today.
Virtual Open House (Bear Beginnings)
Join faculty, staff, and student representatives from WashU's Department of Sociology for an informal virtual informational event and meet-and-greet.
Fall Classes Begin
Panel Discussion: Hostile Terrain 94 with the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
Tabea Linhard, Ila Sheren, Mattie Gottbrath, and Mee Jey discuss the impact of border policies and border crossing on local and global communities and will share their experiences organizing Hostile Terrain 94 in St. Louis.
You’re Paid What You’re Worth: Book Talk by Professor Jake Rosenfeld
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Jake Rosenfeld, professor of sociology, discusses his latest book, “You’re Paid What You’re Worth: And Other Myths of the Modern Economy” (Belknap Press, 2021).
Hostile Terrain 94 Closing Event: Crafting Memory
Community crafting workshop to remember and honor the lives lost
Sports & Society Reading Group with Susan Brownell
Texas and the Future of Abortion Law and Reproductive Justice
Panelists:
Marie Griffith, Director, John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor in the Humanities;
Zakiya T. Luna, Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar, Department of Sociology; and
Susan Appleton, Lemma Barkeloo & Phoebe Couzins Professor of Law
Study Abroad at the University of Sydney - Info Session
Ready to jump on a plane as soon as Australian borders open? Our next in-person programs will take place August-November (Semester) 2022, and we can't wait! If you are as excited as us to kick-start your Australian adventure, join us for a virtual information session.
OUR Fall 2021 Undergraduate Research Week
The Office of Undergraduate Research is excited to host the Fall 2021 Undergraduate Research Week.
Deliberative Dialogue Workshop
Hosted by Washington University's Department of Sociology and The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement Engage Democracy Initiative
Major-Decision Workshop
Countering Legacies of Racial Violence
Does anti-racist memory work offer a durable antidote to legacies of racial violence?
Virtual Book Launch - Black Feminist Sociology: Perspectives and Praxis
Join the Washington University Department of Sociology in virtually celebrating the book launch of Black Feminist Sociology: Perspectives and Praxis, co-edited by Drs. Zakiya Luna and Whitney Pirtle.
Fear of the Muslim Planet: Global Islamophobia in the New World Order
Arsalan Iftikhar, human rights lawyer and alumnus, Washington University
Race and K-12 Education: What is the Purpose of Public Education
How should race be addressed in K12 classrooms in America?
Americanist Dinner Forum: Race and K12 Education
How should race be addressed in K12 classrooms in America?
Indigenous Models of Sustainability
The Whitney R. Harris Ecology Center Conservation Forum with Tiffanie Hardbarger, Ph.D.; Robin Kimmerer, Ph.D.; and Kyle Whyte, Ph.D.
Misdemeanor Prosecution
Amanda Agan (Rutgers University)
Farming, Gardening and Food Sovereignty in Native American Communities
Devon Mihesuah & Elizabeth Hoover, co-editors of ‘Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the United States: Restoring Cultural Knowledge, Protecting Environments, and Regaining Health’
Sisters of Carceral Liberation: Building a Movement of Social Justice for Black Women in Higher Education in Prison
Breea Willingham, associate professor of criminal justice, State University of New York, Plattsburgh - Inaugural Maggie Garb Lecture Series
Restoration
Syrita Steib is the founder and executive director of Operation Restoration, a nonprofit that creates opportunities for formerly incarcerated women, eradicating the roadblocks that she faced when returning to society after incarceration.
Cutting through the stereotypes of incarcerated people: The benefits of student mentorship and support networks inside prison
Grant E. Tietjen, associate professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, St. Ambrose University–Davenport - Inaugural Maggie Garb Lecture Series
Major-Decision Workshop
Prioritizing Higher Education and Career Goals in Prison & Reentry
Terrell A. Blount, director of the Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network - Inaugural Maggie Garb Lecture Series
The Transformative and Rehabilitative Power of Higher Education in Prison
Inaugural Maggie Garb Lecture Series
Trauma, Incarceration and Ability to Learn
Em Daniels is a master educator and leading expert on the impacts of trauma on adult learning. Inaugural Maggie Garb Lecture Series.
Faculty Book Talk: Jake Rosenfeld
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Jake Rosenfeld, professor of sociology, discusses his latest book, “You’re Paid What You’re Worth: And Other Myths of the Modern Economy” (Belknap Press, 2021).
Fear and Loathing in New Spain: Antiblackness in Colonial Mexico
Miguel Valerio, assistant professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures, Washington University
Tear Down the Walls: White Radicalism and Black Power in 1960s Rock
HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Patrick Burke, associate professor and chair of the Department of Music, Washington University
A&S Virtual Major-Minor Fair: Sociology Group Informational Session
Hosted as part of the A&S Virtual Major-Minor Fair event series
The State of the World's Refugees: Crisis or Progress?
Office of Undergraduate Research Q&A at ArtSci Major-Minor Fair
Join the Office of Undergraduate Research for a virtual Q&A as part of the WashU Arts & Sciences Major-Minor Fair.
Education, Marriage and Social Security
Prasanthi Ramakrishnan (Washington University in St. Louis)
Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth
Kristin Henning | Author, Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth; Blume Professor of Law and Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative, Georgetown Law
Advocacy & Allyship: Establishing a Racial Equity Framework that Goes Beyond HR
Rachel Delcau, MSW ’12, chief community impact officer, Heart of Missouri United Way; La Toya Stevens, marketing & communications director, Heart of Missouri United Way
Americanist Dinner Forum: Confronting Slavery & Higher Education in St. Louis
Invisible
The Program in Film & Media Studies hosts the St. Louis International Film Festival Nov. 5 - Nov. 21.
Jewish Physicians and Their Patients: Rescue Strategies in Nazi Occupied Poland
Natalia Aleksiun, Professor of Modern Jewish History, Touro College / Incoming Harry Rich Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Florida-Gainesville
Mellon Mays Information Session
Attend the information session to learn more about the program.
Celebrating Josephine Baker
Join us on Nov. 30th at Graham Chapel to celebrate Josephine Baker.
Americanist Dinner Forum: Race and K12 Education - Part 2
How should race be addressed in K12 classrooms in America? The Local History of a Nationwide Controversy.
Josephine Baker: Artist and Activist
Join us for an evening in partnership with the Griot Museum of Black History to celebrate Josephine Baker through dance performances by Heather Beal, Antonio Douthit-Boyd, Ashleyliane Dance Company, and the Best Dance and Talent Center.
Policy, Inequality, and Motherhood
A Power of Arts & Sciences Event