Race for Breakfast Speaker Series: Darren Whitfield, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Department of Psychiatry and Direct Practice Chair Wednesday, November 28, 2018 8 to 9 A.M. in the Cathedral of Learning Q&A to follow No registration required; limited seating is available 20th Floor Conference Center 2017 Cathedral of Learning 4200 Fifth Avenue […]
Lunch & Learn – Schooling in Racist America: White Teachers and Whiteness with a Soft Touch
November 8, 2018 – 1:00pm to 2:30pm 4303, Wesley Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet Street Light refreshments will be available at 12:45 p.m. This talk first argues that, as a descriptive and analytic phrase, “White supremacy” has certain advantages over the more folk use of “racism.” This utility is only becoming more obvious as white supremacy re-enters our national […]
Building Compassionate Learning Communities Conference (BCLC)
Please join us to build, grow, and support compassionate and resilient learning communities at the inaugural conference of Building Compassionate Learning Communities (BCLC). Thanks to the generosity of the Grable Foundation and with support from the University of Pittsburgh, we are excited to bring educators together with the best teachers, researchers, and practitioners in the fields […]
A Critical Response to the Causes and Consequences of 21st Century Segregation
Join us Friday September 28th at noon in 2001 Cathedral of Learning for a Critical Response to The Causes and Consequences of 21st Century Segregation. We will have a short presentation regarding how Critical Race approaches to segregation challenge mainstream understandings of recent trends in segregation, its causes, and consequences. We will then have an […]
Center on Race and Social Problems: Summer Institute – Race and Child Welfare
Race and Child Welfare – June 6 Race, Child Welfare, and the Opioid Crisis WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2017 8:00am – 5:00 pm in 2017 Cathedral of Learning. The summit will include academic and community experts who will discuss the impact of opioid crisis in relation to race and child welfare in general and with the […]
Conference: Playing with Childhood in the Twenty-First Century
Playing with Childhood in the Twenty-First Century UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH APRIL 6-7, 2018 This two-day conference hosted by the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program, the Children’s Literature and Childhood Studies Program, and the Humanities Center at the University of Pittsburgh will explore how to conceptualize, theorize, and approach research on children and childhood in […]
Camille Zubrinsky Charles: “The Real Record on Racial Attitudes”
Thursday April 5, 2018 12:00pm to 1:30pm School of Social Work Conference Center: Room 2017 of the Cathedral of Learning; 4200 Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh “The Real Record on Racial Attitudes.” Camille Zubrinsky Charles, PhD, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences; Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies & Education; and Director, Center for Africana […]
Race and Compounded Adversity
Reed Smith LLP Spring 2018 Speaker Series: Special Presentation Race and Compounded Adversity: Evidence from the New York City Longitudinal Survey of Well-being Kathryn Neckerman, PhD Thursday, March 22, 2018 12:00 pm in the Cathedral of Learning Q & A to follow The Center on Race and Social Problems announces its next speaker series lecture featuring […]
Curiosity Dialogues: Making Connections in Spite of Our Differences
Curiosity Dialogues: Making Connections in Spite of Our Differences Curiosity can be born out of fear and trepidation while it can also come from a desire to connect and find commonalities. How are these intertwined? People may be afraid but also want to know and share. We fear, but we are wired to want to […]
Social Justice Teaching Issues Workshop: Youth Organizing
RSVP Youth Organizing March 1, 2018 5:30-7pm Please let us know if you can join us for a discussion about Youth Organizing with high school student organizers Suhail Gharaibeh-Gonzalez, Peyton Klein, Gigi Varlotta, Zoe Vongtau, and Serena Zets. March 1st 5:30-7pm (food provided please RSVP so we can plan for how much food to […]
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