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Re-membering Blackness at The University of Scranton - History as a Call to Action

Thursday, 28 April, 2022

Presentation by members of the University’s Black History subcommittee of the Council on Diversity and Inclusion.

Thursday, April 28, 2022

11:30am-12:45pm

Moskowitz Theater, DeNaples Center, 4th floor

This program is part of the Diversity & Inclusion “Lunch and Learn” series.

The Institutional Black History subcommittee of the University’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) seeks to examine the University’s historical relationships with Black faculty, staff, students and the broader community as part of campus efforts to address anti-Black racism and foster greater diversity, equity and inclusion. Grounded in the University’s Jesuit and Catholic mission, these efforts draw on notions of “moral memory” the collective and moral act of remembering and “metanoia" a process of individual and community-based change, spiritual transformation, and renewal.

This presentation and Q&A will provide an update on the work of the Institutional Black History committee and overview of the University’s Black history, as gathered so far through student research conducted in HIST 190 Digital History and by subcommittee members and the Weinberg Memorial Library. How this research informs the present and the future, including the formation of a Black Studies program will be discussed.  

For more information, visit www.scranton.edu/rememberingblackness, a digital project supported by the staff and faculty of the Weinberg Memorial Library.

RSVP here. https://forms.office.com/r/N8tmg5uJkJ  This program is open to the University and Scranton community. A box lunch will be provided. Questions? Contact diversity@scranton.edu.

Co-sponsored by: The University of Scranton Jesuit Center, Office of Equity and Diversity, Council on Diversity and Inclusion’s Institutional Black History subcommittee, and Office of Community Relations.

Contact:

Jennifer Rose Pennington

Phone: 570-941-6645
Website: Click to Visit

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DeNaples Center, Moskovitz Theater (401)

900 Mulberry Street
 Scranton, PA 18510