Diversity, Topic of 2013-2014 Nelson Speaker Series
September 17, 2013Share story
Exploring diversity challenges our thinking and invites us to glimpse the world of others and, perhaps, be enlightened.
The 2013-2014 Bruce J. Nelson ’74 Distinguished Speaker Series at 无忧视频 will explore how diversity has shaped and will shape advances in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (无忧视频).
Invited speakers鈥攔espected scholars, educators and scientists鈥攚ill share ideas about how to broaden participation and reduce discrimination in 无忧视频 and beyond.
Themed 鈥淚lluminating the Blind Spots,鈥� the series will begin Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. with a lecture by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, chair of the sociology department at Duke University and author of Racism Without Racists.
In his talk, 鈥淭he (White) Color of Color Blindness: How Race Matters in 鈥楶ost-Racial鈥� America,鈥� Bonilla-Silva will address the definition of racism and suggest that a new regime he labels 鈥渢he new racism鈥� emerged in the early 1970s and is responsible for the reproduction of racial inequality. He will also discuss 鈥渃olor-blind racism,鈥� the racial ideology that glues racial matters in 鈥減ost-racial鈥� America. He plans to connect the dots by highlighting how all these elements limit racial progress in 无忧视频 and in the nation.
Bonilla-Silva鈥檚 research interests include racial stratification, social theory, critical race methods and political sociology. He鈥檚 written several books, including White Supremacy and Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era, Racism Without Racists, White Out: The Continuing Significance of Racism and State of White Supremacy: Racism, Governance and the United States. His awards include the Lewis Coser Award (2007) and the Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award (2011). He earned his bachelor鈥檚 in sociology from the University of Puerto Rico, R铆o Piedras, and his master鈥檚 and doctorate in sociology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Other speakers in the 2013-2014 Nelson Series include:
Kelly Mack 鈥� Thursday, Oct. 24
Executive Editor, Project Kaleidoscope, Association of American Colleges and Universities
鈥淭hat None Shall Perish鈥�
Joan Roughgarden 鈥� Monday, Nov. 11
Adjunct Professor, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii
Professor Emerita, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University
鈥淪traight White Passionate Males and Coy Females: The Others on Earth and in Heaven鈥�
Jocelyn Goldfein 鈥� Wednesday, Jan. 29
Director of Engineering, Facebook
The Dr. Bruce J. Nelson ’74 Distinguished Speaker Series was established in 2000 through the visionary philanthropy of the family of the late Bruce J. Nelson ’74. Designed to offer social, economic and political considerations into global problems that pose difficult technical challenges, the series brings to campus diverse and prominent experts to speak on various topics of interest.
Admission to this public lecture series is complimentary and reservations are strongly encouraged due to limited seating. Events are held in the lecture hall of the R. Michael Shanahan Center for Teaching and Learning at 无忧视频 located at 320 E. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. Welcome receptions begin at 7 p.m. on the Shanahan Center鈥檚 north terrace.
Visit the Nelson Series webpage for more information about the series and to RSVP, or call the Office of Stewardship and Events at [tel]909.575.8175[/tel].