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Diversity Forum 2020 -- The Pandemic Effect: Exposing Racism and Inequities
Featuring keynote speaker Robin DiAngelo
Event Details
The 2020 Diversity Forum will feature a keynote address by Robin DiAngelo, PhD, author of the widely acclaimed bestseller “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism.”
- When: Oct. 27 & 28, 2020
- Where: Union South, Varsity Hall & conference rooms
A New York Times bestseller, “White Fragility” explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.