Category Archives: Equity & Social Justice

Zoom with UN officials (for real)

LIVE WEB EVENTS COMING UP: April 15 at 4:00 PM EST FEATURING: Fabrizio Hochschild, Special Adviser on the Preparations for the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary, United Nations Secretariat, New York To mark its 75th anniversary in 2020, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced that the UN will lead the largest-ever global conversation on the […]

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UVM Lecture by Dr. Dorceta Taylor: “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Environmental Institutions: The Slow Pace of Progress” – 3/25

Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to attend a special public lecture at the University of Vermont by Dr. Dorceta Taylor, the James E. Crowfoot Professor of Environmental Justice at the University of Michigan. Dr. Taylor’s talk, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Environmental Institutions: The Slow Pace of Progress,” will take place at […]

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Breaking the Silence Habit with Sarah Beaulieu – March 17

I want to let you know about an event I’ve been helping to plan happening on Champlain’s campus on March 17th. It’s open to students, faculty, and the public. In partnership with VT Women’s Fund, Champlain College, and our generous sponsors, we are bringing top consultant, author, and TEDTalk Speaker Sarah Beaulieu to Vermont. In […]

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Interdisciplinary Brainstorming Opportunity with the EMC

Interdisciplinary Brainstorming Opportunity: Open to all! The Emergent Media Center is hosting a Brainstorm/Question Storm event with Leon Walls (UVM faculty) in March or April to explore the potential of creating a tool for research purposes with 3rd-5th graders that would measure implicit bias as it relates to the identification of scientists (e.g. judging who can be a scientist based on […]

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UVM is Hosting NEQTPOC 2020! Sign up to Participate!

I wanted to send a kind reminder to let you know that UVM is hosting the 2020 Northeast Queer and Trans People of Color (NEQTPOC)! The conference is taking place from March 20th-21st in the Davis Center (primarily the 4th floor) and our theme this year is Alive in Ancestry: We Existed, Are Existing, and Will Continue to Exist. Registration […]

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Special Programs this Winter at Rokeby Museum

Special Winter Hours and Black History Month Events IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH Rokeby Museum is open Sundays in February from noon to 5:00 p.m., and is hosting a series of special events for adults, teens, and children. Sunday, February 9 at 3:00 PM Finding Jesse: A Fugitive from Slavery in Vermont. Jane Williamson, […]

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