The Gender Week Keynote speaker this year was Dr. Shauntey James. She works at Penn State Harrisburg and her presentation was titled “Female Offenders: Unlocking their Sentencing Reality.” Over zoom, Dr. James was able to create an intimate and interactive atmosphere with the audience by asking questions and stimulating discussion. At the beginning of the…
At the February 24, 2022 Faculty Research Lunch, Professor Lynn Johnson presented her current work on psychodietetic narratives in African-American fictions. Professor Lynn Johnson is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Dickinson College. She specializes in African American literature, African Aesthetics, and African literary cultures. Her research focuses on African American literary production and…
On November 9 at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Varshini Prakash offered a lecture called “Stopping the Climate Crisis: The Time to Act is Now.” Prakash is the executive director and co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, “a grassroots organization of young people working to stop climate change and create good-paying jobs in…