Georgia State University's 2023 MLK Commemoration in honor of the life, legacy and vision of The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be held Thursday, Jan. 19, at 4 p.m. at the Student Center East Ballroom with keynote speaker India.Arie. Click the link to visit the MLK Commemoration event page for more information about this week's exciting activities!
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join us on January 27, 2022 for a powerful conversation with Mr. George Rishfeld, a survivor of the Holocaust from Poland.
Join the Georgia State University community for the 2022 MLK Commemoration Keynote, honoring the dream and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20. Georgia State President M. Brian Blake will serve as the keynote speaker for the event, which will be held at Speaker's Auditorium on the downtown Atlanta campus and livestreamed to the university community.
Despite years of efforts to increase faculty diversity in the United States, the landscape of the academy does not represent the diversity of talent, a fact borne out by the latest report from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. This session will highlight the national and institutional implications of diversifying the academy, assessing how academic pipeline initiatives are used, replicated, and promoted at the institutional level around the country.
Don't miss this exciting, informative and thought-provoking virtual workshop from the Black Male Student Mentoring Initiative at Perimeter College, "When We See Us: Perceptions of African American History and Identity in the Disinformation Age." The virtual workshop will start at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 17.
The Georgia State Law Center for Access to Justice hosted its annual Public Interest Keynote virtually on Sept. 1. This year’s speaker was Samuel Spital, director of litigation for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
Professor Lauren Sudeall, faculty director of the Center for Access to Justice, said that she chose Spital because of the timely nature of the Legal Defense Fund’s work and because many Georgia State Law students have an interest in pro bono and public service legal work.
“What better legal organization than the Legal Defense Fund, which has been a constant presence in the fight for racial justice,” Sudeall said. “We’re lucky to have someone like Sam join us to talk about the incredible work he has done at LDF, and also about the path that led him there. We hope it will serve as inspiration for our students, regardless of the path they choose to follow.”
Dr. Chandra Ford, a leading researcher in the study of health disparities, will deliver a virtual presentation for the Georgia State University community about racism in public health, entitled "Applying Lessons from Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional," from 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Dr. Ford is a Professor and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice, and Health at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). The talk is organized by the School of Public Health Task Force on Racial Equity and Inclusion. The talk is free, but registration is required; click the link to this story for more registration information.
