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Staying on Mission: Race, Equity, and Justice in the Midst of Polarizing Politics
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Online Discussion
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Universities advertise themselves as places where members of the community can engage in the "marketplace of ideas”. Recently, state legislatures are attempting to limit inquiry and discussion around issues of race, ethnicity, and gender. This talk explores the current critical race theory debate and how universities can clarify the misinformation and disinformation surrounding its meanings. It speaks to what it is and what it is not as well as the implications for other areas of diversity.
Bio: Gloria Ladson-Billings is the former Kellner Distinguished Chair of Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, a Fellow of the Hagler Institute of Texas A&M University, and a member of the National Academy of Education (where she served as President from 2017 - 2021).
Her area of expertise is culturally relevant pedagogy and equity focused instruction. She is author of the critically acclaimed book, “The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children” as well as 2 other single authored books, 10 edited books, and more than 100 journal articles and book chapters. She is the recipient of 9 honorary degrees from US and international universities.
Co-sponsors: The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
Student Cultures and Fashion Show
UCen HUB
Celebrate International Education Week 2022 with A Showcase of Culture: Fashion Show. Learn about the various cultures that make up our richly diverse campus through the lens of fashion! Enjoy watching folks take to the stage while sampling music and tasty treats from around the world!
We’re also recruiting models! If you would like to participate by showcasing your traditional clothing or outfits that reflect your culture. Open to all UCSB students, staff and faculty! We hope you will join.
7pm, doors open at 6:45pm
Co-Sponsors: Primary OISS, MCC, UCen Hub, Campus Learning and Assistance Services
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Race Matters Series
The United States and the Culture of Conquest
MCC Lounge
As 'Columbus Day' suggests, U.S. history dates back to the onset of European colonization of the Western Hemisphere. However, the entire continental mass of the U.S. today was conquered through a century of genocidal warfare against Indigenous peoples. The culture of conquest is embedded in our governing structures, foreign relations, internal social relations, and institutional structures. This mind-set, expressed in policing/incarceration and in the U.S. military aggression against non-European peoples, has produced a virulent and enduring racism both domestically and internationally. Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz – a historian, writer, feminist, and Professor Emerita of Ethnic Studies at CSU Hayward – argues that, without the colonial lens, we can neither understand nor eradicate racism.
