Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Leadership Speaker Series
Each year, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Leadership program brings leaders in the field of diversity and inclusion to campus for a series of discussions with students, faculty, and community members, culminating in a public lecture.
For more information, to suggest a speaker, or to volunteer for a student leadership opportunity in organizing the event, please contact the program.
2023 speaker
Speaker: Dr. Yvonne Spicer
Title: Unapologetic Leadership: Coming Through Fire
Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 5:30-7pm | Hybrid
Details: This keynote address will cover dynamics and intricacies of leadership, especially in government during very volatile/chaotic times, which was compounded by global pandemic. The Intersectionality of race and gender further exacerbated the need for creative and intentional solutions to challenges while addressing inequities and economic disparities. In this talk, Dr. Spicer will address learned lessons, garnered wisdom, and spiritual enlightenment. In the words of a groundbreaking book written by Martin Luther King Jr., “Where do we go from here: chaos, or community?” It’s important to lay the groundwork for potential opportunities to learn and shift the paradigm.
Past speakers
Speaker: Celia M. Grant, Vice President of Marketing at Associate Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)
Title: Annual Lecture: Diversity in Real Life: Is Diversity and Inclusion the Same for Everyone?
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2019 | 4:30-6pm
Location: Cabot 702
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Speaker: Dr. Bryan McKinley Brayboy, of Arizona State University
Title: Inaugural Leadership Scholar Lecture: A Hairstory of Violence: Connecting Lawful Terror, Indigenous Peoples, Land, and Race
Date: Monday, March 5, 2018 | 4-6pm
Location: Crane Room, Paige Hall
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