Book Launch & Reception: A Just Future
Thursday, December 5, 2024 | 4:00 – 5:30PM | HG 1030
Join author Nimisha Barton, a diversity practioner and historian of gender, sexuality, and immigration in modern Europe and three higher education leaders for a conversation about how to create a more just future for the most marginalized members of our communities.
Panelists:
Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio, Vice Provost for Educational & Community Partnerships, UCI
Mike Muñoz, Superintendent-President, Long Beach City College
Cate Denial, Bright Distinguished Professor of American History, Knox College
Angela Jenks, Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in UCI's Office of Inclusive Excellence will moderate the event.
A Just Future: Getting from Diversity and Inclusion to Equity and Justice in Higher Education
In response to the events of 2020, a multiracial coalition of students, staff, and faculty directed attention to how histories of white supremacy and systemic racism continue to shape academia. These actions laid bare the unfinished business of the Civil Rights era on college campuses. Drawing on abolitionist frameworks of social change, A Just Future identifies new values, tools, and mindsets to address—and redress—ongoing forms of oppression that thrive on college campuses.
