Susan L. Taylor Will Give the Ida B. Wells Keynote Lecture on Feb. 5

Susan L. Taylor, Founder and CEO of the National Cares Mentoring Movement and the Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine, will give the Ida B. Wells Keynote Lecture as the official kick-off to Black History Month. This event will take place on Monday, February 5, 2024 in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room, with the lecture at 4:30 p.m. … Continue reading Susan L. Taylor Will Give the Ida B. Wells Keynote Lecture on Feb. 5

Registration is Open for the Virtual Conference “Joy… and Pain”

The Black German Heritage and Research Association, the Africana Studies Program, and the Rutgers University Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice will present the virtual conference “Joy… and Pain” from February 22-23, 2024. Keynote speakers at this event include Malick Bauer, Mariama Diagne, Peggy Piesche, Lena Whooo, and Oliver Hardt.  Registration is now … Continue reading Registration is Open for the Virtual Conference “Joy… and Pain”

Join CURE on Dec. 5 for the Seminar “Young, Gifted, and Diverse”

The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will conclude its Fall 2023 seminar series on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 with a presentation by Dr. Camille Z. Charles, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Charles will present “Young, Gifted, and Diverse.”  This free event will … Continue reading Join CURE on Dec. 5 for the Seminar “Young, Gifted, and Diverse”

Lees Seminar Concludes April 14 with “The Socialist Lives of Angela Davis”

The Department of History will conclude its Lees Seminar Series for the 2022-2023 academic year on Friday, April 14. Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, will present “The Socialist Lives of Angela Davis: An Afro-Pessimist Reading of Blackness in the Soviet Union.” Dr. Maxim Matusevich of Seton Hall University will offer the … Continue reading Lees Seminar Concludes April 14 with “The Socialist Lives of Angela Davis”

Canceled: Join us April 13 for the CURE Seminar “Young, Gifted, and Diverse” with Dr. Camille Z. Charles

This event has been canceled.  The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will continue its seminar series on Thursday, April 13, 2023 with a presentation by Dr. Camille Z. Charles, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Charles will present “Young, Gifted, and Diverse.”  This … Continue reading Canceled: Join us April 13 for the CURE Seminar “Young, Gifted, and Diverse” with Dr. Camille Z. Charles

The Lees Seminar Continues March 24 with “Missionaries and West African Colonization”

The Department of History will continue its Lees Seminar Series for the 2022-2023 academic year on Friday, March 24. Dr. Ben Wright of the University of Texas-Dallas will present, “Missionaries and West African Colonization.” Dr. Lori Dagger of Ursinus College will give the comment.  This in-person event begins at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 24, in the first floor … Continue reading The Lees Seminar Continues March 24 with “Missionaries and West African Colonization”

Black History Month Celebrations Continue through February

Beginning Wednesday, February 1, the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Civic Engagement will host a series of events celebrating Black History Month, and that hold to this month’s theme of “Community Resilience, Influence, and Impact.”  Wednesday, February 1 – Black History 101 Mobile Museum From 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., tour the “Black History 101 … Continue reading Black History Month Celebrations Continue through February

Join us Sept. 22 for the Summer Undergraduate Research Grant Edition of CURCA

Join us Thursday, September 22, for a special edition of the Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Education (CURCA), featuring the twenty undergraduate students who received Summer Undergraduate Research Grants. You will learn about the research these students conducted over the summer, from projects ranging from a study of nostalgia to the mathematical modeling of cancer. … Continue reading Join us Sept. 22 for the Summer Undergraduate Research Grant Edition of CURCA

Viewing and Discussion of “Testimony: 52nd Street and the Invisible Violence of UPenn” on April 27

Amelia Carter, a Black lesbian cultural activist and community organizer from Philadelphia, has directed a short film, “Testimony: 52nd Street and the Invisible Violence of UPenn,” which will be shown on Wednesday, April 27, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., at the Digital Commons/Johnson Park. Refreshments will follow the discussion of the short stop motion … Continue reading Viewing and Discussion of “Testimony: 52nd Street and the Invisible Violence of UPenn” on April 27