The nation is currently embroiled in one of the more intense conversations it has had about misogyny in recent memory. Many brave people have shared their truth and advocated for a society that acknowledges sexual assault, listens to the pain of survivors and forces perpetrators to deal with the harm they have caused. Similarly, a…
On Friday, September 21, Piper Kerman, acclaimed author and activist, spoke to the Dickinson community. Ms. Kerman used the platform of the Poitras-Gleim Lecture, an annual event celebrating interdisciplinary exploration into societal problems, to discuss the complex issue of justice reform. Justice reform, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, attempts “to reform the criminal…
“Be a man.” According to NFL coach and motivational speaker Joe Ehrmann, these are the three most destructive words so deeply ingrained in our American culture today. He was featured in the film The Mask You Live In, screened by the Women’s & Gender Resource Center on Thursday, September 20. It is also available on…