FALL 2020
CENTER FOR “RACE,” CULTURE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE The Center for “Race,” Culture and Social Justice, established at Hofstra University in January 2017, works to promote diversity, inclusiveness, and cultural awareness on campus, and features several distinctive research and scholarly programs throughout the academic year.
The Colloquia Series Hofstra faculty members present their recent and ongoing publications and engage critically and theoretically with new scholarship focused on “race,” culture, and social justice.
Wednesday, September 30 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Hiring Discrimination: The Effects of Nationality and Experience on Applicants’ Opportunity to Demonstrate Professional Value: Interview with Aditi Sachdev (principal investigator), Kevin P. Nolan, Nicholas Salter, and Comila Shahani-Denning, Department of Psychology, Hofstra University
Wednesday, October 28 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Opioid Crisis and the U.S. Foster Care System: New Evidence on State Level Policy Initiatives Impacting Children Entering the Foster Care System because of Parental Opioid Use with María X. Sanmartín, Department of Health Professions, Hofstra University
Wednesday, November 18 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Colorism in Bangladeshi Society with Kari Jensen, Department of Global Studies and Geography, Hofstra University
In Conversation ...
In Conversation ... at the Center for “Race” is a featured program of roundtable discussions highlighting everyday issues that involve “race” and social justice, and that directly affect the Hofstra community.
Wednesday, September 9 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
In Conversation ... with people with disabilities at Hofstra. Facilitated by Andrea Perkins Nerlich, Department of Counseling and Mental Health Professions, and Craig Rustici, Department of English and Disability Studies Program, Hofstra University
Wednesday, October 14 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
In Conversation ... with custodial workers and food services workers at Hofstra during COVID times. Facilitated by Mary Anne Trasciatti, Department of Writing Studies and Rhetoric, and Director of Labor Studies Program, Hofstra University
Wednesday, December 9 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
In Conversation ... with adjunct faculty members at Hofstra during austerity times. Facilitated by Elisabeth Ploran, Department of Psychology, Hofstra University, and President of the Hofstra Chapter of the AAUP
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All events are virtual and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Center for “Race,” Culture and Social Justice at RaceCultureSocialJustice@hofstra.edu or visit hofstra.edu/race-culture-social-justice