Listening to Learn / Learning to Grow

Listening to Learn and Learning to Grow

Professor Sonora Jha

discussed her 2021 book at Town Hall in conversation with Ijeoma Oluo, bestselling author of So You Want to Talk about Race. (SU Common Text, 2019)

Professor Hye-Kyung Kang’s

co-authored text discusses how racism can be dealt with in clinical, communal and organizational contexts. (3rd edition, Springer Publishing, 2021)

Professor Theresa

Earenfight’s historical exploration of the life of Catherine of Aragon through the lens of gender revealing a far more complex and intelligent person. (Penn State University Press, 2021)

Professor Gabriella Gutierrez

y Muhs is a contributing editor to this anthology, featuring more than 700 poems by Chicanx/Latinx poets from across the United States. (Polibea Press, 2020-22)

Professor Brooke Coleman’s

co-edited text shines light on a central pressure point in the struggle to eradicate structural inequality and oppression through the courts. (NYU Press, 2022)

INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE SUMMER READING LIST

In alignment with the Common Text Program, the annual Inclusive Excellence Summer Reading List, curated by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, reflects the spirit of our ongoing efforts to deepen our understanding across difference for greater solidarity and productive engagement. In partnership with Dean Sarah Watstein and the Lemieux Library, we share these offerings to allow readers to immerse themselves in stories and exploration, gain more knowledge and inspire action for change.

kSummer Reading List here k Read about additional notable works by others in our campus community here

Brooke Pinkham, Staff Director for the Center for Indian Law & Policy introducing motivational speaker Kasey Nicholson at the Indigenous Peoples Institute's 2nd Annual Honoring Indigenous Voices. The program also featured yetaxwelwet (Anna Hansen), whose life’s work consists of helping communities understand the profound impact of historical trauma and ongoing colonization on a Nation’s health and wellness. Watch the signature event here.

INSTITUTE FOR CATHOLIC THOUGHT AND CULTURE

The Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture (ICTC) hosted a range of impactful programs under the leadership of Professor Jeanette Rodriguez, PhD, including Planting Seeds of Hope: A Laudato Si’ Summit and the Sixth Annual Immigration Summit: Catholics Engaging in Immigrant Justice. In addition to the ICTC, the events were sponsored by the Archdiocese of Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Ministry, St. James Cathedral Immigrant Assistance, the Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center. Watch these programs here.

RED TALKS ARE BACK! November 15, 2022 featuring Professor Dean Spade Wismer Professor for Gender and Diversity Studies (2021-2023)

ROAD TO THE RACIAL EQUITY SUMMIT FALL: ‘Creating a Just and Equitable America’ with LaTosha Brown, founder, Black Voters Matter Fund Collaboration with the United Way, King Cty / October 5, 2022

WINTER: OMA’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration / January 17, 2023

SPRING: Robin DiAngelo, PhD ’91, author Nice Racism / March 9, 2023

RACIAL EQUITY SUMMIT 2.0 April 13, 2023