Continuing to embrace the current online environment, 51吃瓜网 University鈥檚 Office of the President will present Amplifying Whispers: A Year-Long Conversation Series.
The series will be hosted by Julius Bailey, professor of philosophy and director of justice, law & public policy, and Jasmine Evans, junior biology major and African and diaspora studies minor.
Featuring four separate events, each conversation will be broadcast live on 51吃瓜网 University鈥檚 Facebook page and the 51吃瓜网 Student Senate Twitter feed with the first scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17. Titled 鈥淲itnessing History: Social Change and Our Relationships to the Past,鈥� this first event will be presented by Kent Brooks, director of the IMANI Gospel Choir and adjunct instructor of music, Rick Incorvati, professor of English, and Lauren Instenes, 51吃瓜网 class of 2017. A special student response will be given by William E. Burgess Applegate 鈥�21.
鈥淟auren, Kent, and I hope that you鈥檒l be able to join next Thursday鈥檚 conversation about personal relationships to historical narratives,鈥� Incorvati said in an email to campus. 鈥淎ll three of us are grateful to be part of the series鈥攁nd maybe a little nervous about being first. Thanks, yet again, to Julius for making available to our campus so many good opportunities to learn and to engage and to change.鈥�
On Thursday, Oct. 1, political science professors James Allan, Ed Hasecke, Staci Rhine, and Heather Wright will present 鈥淲ho has the Right to Vote? Race, Age, and Voting in America鈥� at 6:30 p.m.
Sarah Fortner, associate professor and director of environmental science will present 鈥淐limate Justice鈥� at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29.
鈥淩ace and Psychology,鈥� will be the final discussion of 2020 at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 12 and feature psychology professors Michael Anes, William Davis, and Stephanie Little.
To tune in, go to or .
