What is Colonialsim?

Speaker:
Onyeka Nubia, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Teaching at University of Nottingham; Visiting Research Fellow at Edge Hill University and University of Huddersfield

The Colonial Roots of the University & its Connections to Slavery

Speakers:
Dana Francisco Miranda, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UMass Boston and Affiliate Research Scholar in Philosophy at University of Connecticut

Gina Higginbottom, Emeritus Professor of Ethnicity & Health, University of Nottingham

Dispossession, Deceit & Erasure: The University's Path to Power in the Americas

Speaker:
Sandy Grande, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut

For the Public Good or Private Gain? Understanding the Morrill Act of 1862

Speaker:
Mark Overmyer-Velazquez, Professor of History & Latinx Studies and Hartford Campus Director, University of Connecticut

Glenn Mitoma, Director of Dodd Human Rights Impact and Assistant Professor of Human Rights Education

Knowledge as a Tool of (Dis)Empowerment

Speaker:
Lewis Gordon, Professor & Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Connecticut

Cecile Wright, Professor, School of Sociology & Social Policy, University of Nottingham

Diversity ≠ Equity & Inclusion

Speaker:
Franklin Tuitt, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, University of Connecticut

The University’s Role in the Perpetuation of Racism

Speaker:
Cecile Wright, Professor, School of Sociology & Social Policy, University of Nottingham

The University vs. Learning/Knowledge Community

Speaker:
Lewis Gordon, Professor & Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Connecticut

The Pedagogical Imperative

Speaker:
Lewis Gordon, Professor & Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Connecticut

Should we have Black Studies? An Illustration of the Pedagogical Imperative

Speaker:
Lewis Gordon, Professor & Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Connecticut

The Achievement Gap

Speaker:
Gina Higginbottom, Emeritus Professor of Ethnicity & Health, University of Nottingham

Would Adding Colonial History to the Curriculum Help Combat Colonial Structures?

Speakers:
Lewis Gordon, Professor & Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Connecticut

Sandy Grande, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut

Cecile Wright Professor, School of Sociology & Social Policy, University of Nottingham

Decolonizing Healthcare

Speaker:
Kathryn Haley, 2nd year graduate entry medicine student at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Medicine & Health Sciences

Gina Higginbottom, Emeritus Professor of Ethnicity & Health, University of Nottingham

Decolonizing the Mind

Speaker:
Michael Bradford, Vice Provost for Faculty, Staff & Student Development and Professor of Dramatic Arts, University of Connecticut

Saran Stewart, Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration & Director of Global Education for the Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut

A Conversation on Identities in the Arts & Humanities

Speaker:
Hannah Robbins, Assistant Professor in Popular Music, Faculty of Arts, University of Nottingham

Political Ideologies that Perpetute Colonial Narratives

Speaker:
Saran Stewart, Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration & Director of Global Education for the Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut