“From Margin to Center”: Reorienting Our Approach to the Study of Race and Inequality in the Social Sciences Friday, March 31, 11am ET, Curtis Media Center, Rm. 301 Studying race and inequality requires an approach that takes seriously the experiences, … Continued

Friday, February 3 at 3:00 pm   University Room, Hyde Hall  What is ChatGPT? Where did it come from? What does it mean for science, scholarship, and public life? Join our interdisciplinary panel for a discussion of this new technology … Continued

The Global South or the Majority World remains underrepresented and absent in discussions around Artificial Intelligence and data governance that are largely focused in high-income countries in North America and Europe. Yet the impact of AI and the rise of … Continued

When hate and harassment are just a part of the job: Journalists and health communicators online Thursday, January 19 at 3:00pm in the Freedom Forum Conference Center, Carroll Hall For many political journalists and health communicators, exposing themselves to hate, … Continued

On December 2nd, Shannon McGregor discussed the role of identity, power, and social media in her presentation titled “Political Campaigns, Social Media, Journalism, and the Identitarian Citizen in a Democracy” hosted by the Elections Research Center at the University of … Continued

Tamara K. Nopper Thursday, November 10 at 3:00pm in the Freedom Forum Conference Center, Carroll Hall Tamara K. Nopper is a sociologist, writer, and editor. She is the editor of We Do This ‘Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and … Continued

Victor Ray Friday, September 23 at 11:00am Freedom Forum Conference Center, Carroll Hall Victor Ray is the F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor in the Departments of Sociology and Criminology and African American Studies at the University of Iowa and a … Continued

Nancy Leong Thursday, October 6 at 3:00pm Freedom Forum Conference Center, Carroll Hall Nancy Leong is a Professor of Law & William M. Beaney Memorial Research Chair at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. She has published extensively … Continued

Dr. Francesca Tripodi presents The Propagandists’ Playbook with a Q&A featuring Victor Ray Thurday, September 22 at 3:00pm Freedom Forum Conference Center, Carroll Hall The Propagandists’ Playbook peels back the layers of the right-wing media manipulation machine to reveal why … Continued

Catherine Knight Steele Thursday, May 5 at 3:30pm Freedom Forum Conference Center, Carroll Hall Catherine Knight Steele is an Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Maryland – College Park and the author of Digital Black Feminism. Dr. Steele … Continued