9th Annual Diversity Summit, Defining Revolutionary: A Call for Justice, Liberation, and Empathy

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When
Where

University Student Center

800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052

Registration and Coffee Bar

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

University Student Center, 3rd Floor | 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052

Wellness Room

10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

University Student Center, Room 311 | 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052

Throughout the Diversity Summit, we are hosting a dedicated wellness space, available to all attendees. 

The Future of Public Safety and Feeling Safe at GW

Chief James Tate; Vice Provost and Dean of Students Colette Coleman, and Assistant Vice President Kathleen Fox in moderation with Associate Vice Provost Jordan Shelby West, PhD

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

University Student Center, Amphitheater | 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052

Public safety and feeling safe are deeply connected to identity, lived experience, and trust. Panelists will articulate current and future safety plans, while also nuancing and complicating how to create a true sense of safety from an intersectional, communal, and liberatory perspective.

 

The SCOTUS Admissions Decision

Ed J. Smith, PhD; Wil Del Pilar, PhD; and Mayah Lubin, JD, in moderation with Vice Provost Caroline Laguerre-Brown, JD

Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Lunch Provided)

University Student Center, Continental Ballroom | 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052

The recent SCOTUS admissions decision has caused concern and deep fear about the trajectory of higher education. The decision brings forward many questions and requires an astute interpretation of the decision and its implications. This panel is intended to provide attendees with a more nuanced understanding of the actual SCOTUS decision on race conscious admissions in higher education