Education

Towards Antiracist Academic Institutions: Next Steps

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Sep 19, 2022

10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET

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How can we create a more inclusive and just environment within our academic institutions? What kind of policies can be introduced to ensure that these institutions continue to uphold these ideals? 

Join the conversation in person at Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street Boston, MA 02118.

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Agenda

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

BREAKFAST

Breakfast, will be served for in-person attendees.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

An Antiracist Approach to Building a Diverse Academic Community

Presentations From:

Audrey Bowden Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor Faculty Fellow Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Utibe Essien Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Evelynn Hammonds Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and of  African American Studies, Harvard University
Mariah Kornbluh Assistant Professor, University of Oregon
Daytheon Sturges Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Associate Program Director of Regional Affairs, University of Washington School of Medicine
Sarah Brown News Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education (MODERATOR)
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

LUNCH

Lunch, will be provided for in-pers attendees.
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Building Antiracist Academic Institutional Policies

Presentations From:

Chandra Ford Professor and Founding Director, Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health, University of California Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health
Debra Furr-Holden Dean, New York University School of Global Public Health
Perry Halkitis Dean, Professor, Rutgers School of Public Health
Maureen Lichtveld Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
Keshia Pollack Porter Bloomberg Centennial Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Debbie Bazarsky Director of LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty and Staff, Boston University (MODERATOR)

Speakers

Audrey Bowden

Audrey Bowden

@VUEngineering

Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor Faculty Fellow Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University

Utibe Essien

Utibe Essien

@UREssien

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Evelynn Hammonds

Evelynn Hammonds

@Harvard

Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University

Mariah Kornbluh

Mariah Kornbluh

@KornbluhMariah

Assistant Professor, University of Oregon

Daytheon Sturges

Daytheon Sturges

@daytheon

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Associate Program Director of Regional Affairs, University of Washington School of Medicine

Sarah Brown
MODERATOR

Sarah Brown

@Brown_e_Points

News Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Chandra Ford

Chandra Ford

@DrChandraFord

Professor and Founding Director, Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health, University of California Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health

Debra Furr-Holden

Debra Furr-Holden

@DrDebFurrHolden

Dean, New York University School of Global Public Health

Perry Halkitis

Perry Halkitis

@DeanPNHalkitis

Dean, Professor, Rutgers School of Public Health

Maureen Lichtveld

Maureen Lichtveld

@M_Lichtveld

Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

Keshia Pollack Porter

Keshia Pollack Porter

@DR_KMP

Bloomberg Centennial Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Debbie Bazarsky
MODERATOR

Debbie Bazarsky

@BU_Diversity

Director of LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty and Staff, Boston University

Resources

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