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-6 posts tagged "Race relations"
Natalie Weber | Friday, November 2, 2018
Notre Dame’s student government began its annual Race Relations Week on Thursday and is working with various groups across campus to host educational and cultural events through Tuesday. Junior Mita Ramani, student government’s director of diversity and inclusion, said in past years, Race Relations Week events often conflicted with other programming. “This year, we decided,
Selena Ponio | Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Student government and the Gender Relations Center (GRC) are partnering to host the “Cost of Silence” week. Formerly known as “Race Relations Week,” sophomore Kaleem Minor, student government director of diversity and inclusion, said the new title was meant to encompass more issues on campus. “We feel like something bigger on this campus is what
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, January 23, 2015
Instead of worrying about whether we have Martin Luther King Jr. Day off each year, we should focus on how we can take the day on and follow King’s example. At a panel held this week to discuss black students’ experiences at Notre Dame over the past 70 years, alumnus Azikiwe Chandler expressed that knowing
Haleigh Ehmsen | Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Dr. Christopher Pramuk, associate professor of theology at Xavier University, presented a lecture titled “Crossing the Color Line: A Catholic Perspective on Racial Justice and Responsibility” on Thursday evening. The lecture was sponsored the Center for Spirituality and held in Stapleton Lounge in Le Mans Hall. Pramuk addressed Sr. Madeleva Wolff, former president of Saint Mary’s, and
Matthew McKenna | Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Jason Ruiz, assistant professor of American Studies, and Dianne Pinderhughes, professor of political science and Africana Studies, hosted an open forum Monday on the recent events in Ferguson, Mo., to discuss the implications these events have on racial and societal issues. Ruiz said the forum’s timeliness supplemented discussions people should have in and out of the classroom.
Bianca Almada | Wednesday, April 16, 2014
In light of recent events on campus that have led to discussions on race relations, at Notre Dame, as well as insights I have gained this semester in my anthropology class, I would like to visit this topic again from a slightly different vantage point. Although the University has made numerous efforts in recent years