Inaugurating the new series "We Are Climate Action,” the distinguished panel will discuss interdisciplinary climate engagement and the potential impact of the Biden administration's climate agenda.

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Climate Change: Resilience and Opportunity. A New Administration in Washington Inspires Bold Interdisciplinary Engagement

Art Speaks Justice is hosted by Baruch College Weissman School of Arts and Sciences Office of the Dean. The Art Speaks Justice series focuses on social justice issues. In covering the vast range of social justice problems, the series features the social justice commentary expressed by authors, cultural productions at the Baruch Performing Arts Center (BPAC), or artist featured in the Mishkin Gallery. Panelists Included were Reverend Al Sharpton, Viviana Rivera-Burgos, and Derek W. Black. The event was moderated by Andrea Gabor.

The Reconstruction of Race Relations Post Election 2020

The Sidney Harman Writer-In-Residence Program presents author Ingrid Rojas Contreras in a reading and conversation on her novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree.

A Reading and Conversation with Ingrid Rojas Contreras

The Sidney Harman Writer-In-Residence Program presents author Jennifer Clement in a reading and conversation on her novels Gun Love and Prayers for the Stolen.

A Reading and Conversation with Jennifer Clement

The “The Politics of Race in America” program will address the complexity of racial profiling and the impact it has on public perception and legislative policy. Panel experts include Marc Morial, the President and CEO of the National Urban League, the largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization in America and Baruch College Weissman School Professors: Dr. Shelly Eversley, Faculty Fellow in the Office of the Provost and Interim Chair of Black and Latino Studies Department and Dr. Marcus Johnson, Assistant Professor of political science. The panel is moderated by Weissman Dean, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

The Politics of Race in America

Communicationg Your International Experience : Study Abroad at Waseda University, Japan

Prof. Vincent DiGirolamo discusses his latest book Crying the News: History of America's Newsboy.

Book Talk : Crying the News with Vincent DiGirolamo

Art Speaks Justice looks at the artist message in context with the program discussion to give the audience a substantive, engaging perspective on the topic explored. On Thursday, October 24, 2019, the first program discusses "The Climate Change Crisis." The program features Dr. Chester Zarnoch, Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology; Gisele Regatao, Assistant Professor of Journalism and multimedia journalist who has reported and edited stories for podcasts, radio, online and print publications internationally and a brief video narrated by Alaina Feldman, Director and Curator of the Baruch Mishkin Gallery on the video installation works of Minerva Cuevas: Disidencia, currently showing in the gallery. The program was moderated by Dean Aldemaro Romero Jr. of the Weissman​ School of Arts and Sciences.

The Climate Change Crisis

The Sidney Harman Writer-In-Residence Program presents author Beth Macy in a reading and conversation.

A Reading and Conversation with Beth Macy

Italian American History Month's "Salute to Italian Women": Lecture by writer/historian Marcia Gallo, PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, author of No One Helped: Kitty Genovese, New York City, and the Myth of Urban Apathy. Dr. Gallo discusses Italian-American feminism in 1960s New York City.

Lecture on Italian-American Feminism

Provides details of Prof. Gail Levin’s interview with Alex Rosenberg regarding the historical turmoil and echoes of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago

Prof. Gail Levin’s interview with Alex Rosenberg

Contemporary Japanese American artist Naoto Nakagawa speaks to Baruch students.

Guest Speaker : Naoto Nakagawa

Contemporary Chinese American artist Zhang Hongtu speaks to Baruch students.

Guest Speaker : Zhang Hongtu

Contemporary Indian American artist Natvar Bhavsar speaks to Baruch students.

Guest Speaker : Natvar Bhavsar

Dr. Wall has authored and edited several well-known books on the Harlem Renaissance and feminist theory and criticism. Her pioneering works of criticism include Women of the Harlem Renaissance and Worrying the Line: Black Women Writers, Lineage and Literary Tradition. The Addison Gayle Lecture Series is held annually in honor of Dr. Addison Gayle, Jr., a noted African-American professor, literary critic, and long-time member of the Department of English. Each year, the department invites noted scholars and activists to lead a discussion on issues related to diversity and culture.

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