diversity events

The CWRU Social Justice Institute's 10th anniversary virtual event series will kick off with a keynote address from Rhonda Williams, the Social Justice Institute founder and inaugural director, Friday, Oct. 23. Virtual doors will open at 6 p.m. and the lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET. Register fo...

Join the conversation as the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence explores JUSTICE, as well as human and civil rights, Friday, Oct. 23, at 12:45 p.m. Inamori Center director Shannon E. French will moderate a discussion with the center's four most recent Inamori Ethics Prize winners...

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Power of Diversity Lecture Series will host national speaker Bernard L. Fraga, political scientist and author of the awarding-winning 2018 book, The Turnout Gap: Race, Ethnicity and Political Inequality in a Diversifying America. Fraga will discuss the ...

The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will postpone their annual Inamori Ethics Prize events until 2021, and during the 2020-21 academic year, will instead provide space for a continuing conversation, examination and introspection on a topic of...

Several sessions of the Structural Racism Dialogues series will be held over the coming months. Speakers Andrea Wilson and Ayesha Bell Hardaway will each present two sessions: Andrea Wilson—Oct. 15 from noon to 1 p.m.Andrea Wilson—Nov. 2 from 4 to 5 p.m.Ayesha Bell Hardaway—Nov. 19 from noon to 1 p...

Join the Department of Sociology Friday, Oct. 9, from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. for its first virtual colloquium of the semester, "Modern U.S. Racial Capitalism: History, Theory, and Lessons for the Present," with Charisse Burden-Stelly of Carleton College and the University of Chicago. The event is co-spo...

Homecoming is a chance to renew school spirit and reconnect with the values of Case Western Reserve University. This year, panels held Thursday, Oct. 8, reflect CWRU’s response to current events and the innovative spirit of the university. In May 2020, The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserv...

Case Western Reserve University’s Think Forum lecture series will present a free virtual lecture this fall examining African American women’s pursuit of political power. For the Oct. 22 event, Think Forum is partnering with Case Western Reserve University History Associates and the Department of Hi...

The School of Medicine and Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host the fifth webinar in the Racial Disparity, Social Justice and the Opioid Crisis series Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. EST. The theme of this webinar will be “Epidemics of Inequities: COVID-19 and the Opioid Crisis.” The C...

The next session in the Structural Racism Dialogues series will feature guest speaker and community member Andrea Wilson of Brick House Realty. Wilson will present “Why Closing the Wealth Gap Helps Restore Communities.” The sessions will be held: Thursday, Oct. 15, from noon to 1 p.m.; andMonday, N...