Unpacking the Chauvin Trial: Police Accountability in America
The trial of Derek Chauvin over the murder of George Floyd can be seen as a proxy for the larger history of police in the United States brutalizing and killing Black people disproportionately and often with total impunity. A panel of BU scholars representing the Schools of Law and Public Health discussed the implications of the […]
Learn More Series-Anthony Jack “The Privileged Poor”
Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack will discuss how class and culture shape how undergraduates navigate college and shed new light on how inequity is reproduced. Jack will discuss the social and personal costs of exclusion on undergraduates’ opportunities and social well-being. As our final speaker in the series, Dr. Jack will analyze how higher education can […]
The AAPI journey to liberation through activism, advocacy, and solidarity
A conversation with Asian American scholars on the work of increasing visibility and advancing justice for Asian Americans and the role of allyship in this work. Speakers included: Aaron James Parayno- Tufts University Takeo Rivera- Boston University Janelle Wong- University of Maryland, College Park
Learn More Series- Nikole Hannah Jones “Class in American Society”
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist NikoleHannah-Jones analyzed the question “where do we witness the manifestation of class within our society?” through the lens of education and housing, two of the most intimate areas of American life. In conversation with Provost Jean Morrison, Jones reflected on the ways in which official policy has created and maintained class […]
Learn More Series- Between Two Worlds
Determination, hard work and sacrifice are core ingredients in the story of the American dream. But philosopher Jennifer Morton argues there is another, more painful requirement to getting ahead: a willingness to leave family and friends behind. Join us for a conversation on the ethical costs of upward mobility. Members of the BU Community with […]
Learn More Series- Dalton Conley “Construction and understanding of social class”
Sociologist Dalton Conley examined the effects of socioeconomic inequality across generations and how these inequalities have accumulated over the course of history leading to discrepancies in wealth and access for people of color. Members of the BU Community with Kerberos Credentials will be able to view a recording of this event.
Activism and the Black Woman
A conversation about the role of black female athletes as agents of political and ideological change Saida Grundy, Assistant Professor, Boston University Marisa Moseley, Moderator, Head Coach, Women’s Basketball, Boston University Bree Newsome, Activist, Writer, Artist Gabby Williams, WNBA Player, Chicago Sky Members of the BU Community with Kerberos Credentials will be able to view […]
Black Boston Virtual Series
BU Diversity & Inclusion, Initiative on Cities, and WBUR CitySpace hosted a virtual discussion series featuring transformative Black leaders from across Greater Boston. The series provided a forum to examine our city’s progress toward inclusive access, equity and opportunity. Black Boston: Building Healthy Communities 7/30/20 Black Boston: Telling Our Stories 8/27/20 Black Boston: Changing the […]
Learn More Series- Paul Farmer “Social class a global perspective”
Medical anthropologist and physician Dr. Paul Farmer will examine poverty and justice from global humanitarian perspective in a conversation with dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health Dr. Sandro Galea. Dr. Farmer will discuss his experience providing direct health care services, and researching and advocating behalf of those who are sick and […]
Learn More Series- Nancy Isenberg “A History of Class in America”
Historian Nancy Isenberg presents the history of the class system in America, extending from colonial times to the present. Surveying political rhetoric and policy, popular literature and scientific theories over four hundred years, Isenberg analyzes the assumptions that liberty and hard work ensured social mobility within our nation’s history. Members of the BU Community with […]