Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture

When: Thursday, April 23, 2009 Reception 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Lecture 6:30-7:30
Where: Henry Art Gallery Auditorium, UW Seattle
Cost: FREE, but advanced registration is requested.

Embracing Difference, Engendering Justice:
From the Courthouse to the Classroom to the Community Center

Dr. Nagda will focus on intergroup dialogue as a transformative and restorative space for social justice. Drawing from his own personal biography and professional work in the development of intergroup dialogue, Dr. Nagda will share the challenges posed to higher education institutions to effectively leverage diversity and difference for education and social justice as a result of the historic 2003 Supreme Court Affirmative Action case that allowed the use of race as one of many factors in admissions. He will describe intergroup dialogue model and share results from a national, multi-university research study. Dr. Nagda will conclude with implications for how we may rethink our conceptions of diversity and justice as we engage students in the classroom and extend their work in the community.

To register please contact cpromad@u.washington.edu or call (206) 685-3422.

The 2009 Lecture will feature Dr. Biren (Ratnesh) Nagda. Dr. Nagda is on the faculty of the University of Washington School of Social Work and is internationally known for his Intergroup Dialogue model which promotes social inclusion and group interaction. Born and raised in Kenya, East Africa, Dr. Nagda received his BS and MA in psychology, MSW in social work, and PhD in social work and psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has been on the UW faculty since 1996, and currently chairs the Community-centered Integrative Practice concentration.

For more information on Dr. Nagda, please visit his site at the School of Social Work.

Named in honor of the University of Washington’s first Vice President for the Office of Minority Affairs (1970), the annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture is dedicated to acknowledging the work of our distinguished faculty by spotlighting nationally recognized research focusing on diversity and social justice. Understanding differences takes place where there are opportunities to learn and become more informed about other people’s viewpoints, historical perspectives, life experiences, cultures, customs and contributions. Educational institutions have an opportunity and responsibility through teaching and research to promote awareness of diversity and its importance within a campus community and society.

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Past Lecturers

2008

Dr. Joy Williamson
College of Education
Black Students, Campus Activism, and the Reform of Higher Education: History and Legacy.

2007

Dr. Karina Walters
School of Social Work
From Dis-placement to Dis-Ease: Embodiment and Expression of Historical Trauma among Indigenous Women.

2006

Dr. Devon G. Pena
Department of Anthropology/American Ethnic Studies
Place, Identity and Social Justice in the City; The Story of an Indigenous Diaspora.

2005 Inaugural Lecture

Dr. Quintard Taylor
Department of History
From Civil Rights to Black Power in the West: The Movement in Seattle, 1960-1970