Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Wellness in Color (October 23, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68152 68152-17018327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: National Center for Institutional Diversity

As students of color at the University of Michigan, some experiences can cause or worsen stress, anxiety, and isolation. Everyday experiences of racism, discrimination, or just subtly being made to feel “different” or like we don’t belong can cause our academics and social lives to suffer. This negatively impacts our mental wellbeing. Many students of color face the challenge of finding supportive and trusting resources that relate to their mental health experiences. Finding the solution to this lack of support has been a conversation that's been halted on campus for too long. At Wellness in Color, we aim to tackle this challenge by facilitating dialogues to initiate the mental health conversation in our community.

We invite you to join us to talk about how students of color have persevered despite difficult moments at Michigan and how faculty and staff can play a role in creating a learning environment where students of color can thrive.

This student pre-conference is designed and facilitated by U-M students of color as part of the national Young, Gifted, @Risk, and Resilient Conference which aims to promote the mental health and well being among students of color.

Sponsors:
The Steve Fund, National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR), Trotter Multicultural Center (TMC), and the Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) office.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:52:08 -0400 2019-10-23T17:30:00-04:00 2019-10-23T20:30:00-04:00 Michigan League National Center for Institutional Diversity Lecture / Discussion Image says "Wellness in Color"
Lessons from Toni Morrison: A Conversation (January 20, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71646 71646-17853464@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

On August 5, 2019, the world lost a giant. Toni Morrison was not
only an author and essayist, she was an icon who changed the literary
and cultural world through her writing and editing. From confronting
our personal and collective past to imagining a new future, Morrison's
teachings go far beyond the words she wrote. On this MLK Day, we
discuss her legacy.

What did Toni Morrison teach you? Please join us (with your favorite
Morrison book in hand!) as we discuss her writing, her legacy, the
"canon", the state of Black - and American - literature, and the work
that is still left to be done.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:19:00 -0500 2020-01-20T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-20T16:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Conference / Symposium Toni Morrison MLK event 2020
MLK's Legacy for Social and Behavioral Science Research: Perspectives from New Scholars (January 20, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70636 70636-17611219@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

The Institute for Social Research, the Research Center for Group Dynamics, and the Program for Research on Black Americans present:

MLK's Legacy for Social and Behavioral Science Research:
Perspectives from New Scholars

Jan 20 || 2:30 pm
ISR 1430 Thompson
Reception immediately following panel discussion

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Lloyd M. Talley, Ph.D.
University of Michigan School of Social Work

Taylor W. Hargrove, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

DeAnnah R. Byrd, Ph.D.
Wayne State University

MODERATED BY:
David C. Wilson, Ph.D., University of Delaware

If you require accommodations to attend this event or have any questions please contact Anna Massey at abeattie@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:03:54 -0500 2020-01-20T14:30:00-05:00 2020-01-20T16:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
Wallace House Presents “The 1619 Project: Examining the Legacy of Slavery and the Building of a Nation” (January 28, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70101 70101-17530518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

Journalism is often called the first draft of history. But journalism can also be used as a powerful tool for examining history.

Four hundred years ago, in August 1619, a ship carrying enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia, establishing the system of slavery on which the United States was built.

With The 1619 Project, The New York Times is prompting conversation and debate about the legacy of slavery and its influence over American society and culture. From mass incarceration to traffic jams, the project seeks to reframe our understanding of American history and the fight to live up to our nation’s central promise.

Wallace House Presents the project’s creator, New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, in conversation with Rochelle Riley, longtime journalist and columnist.

About the Speaker:
Nikole Hannah-Jones is a domestic correspondent for The New York Times Magazine focusing on racial injustice. She has written on federal failures to enforce the Fair Housing Act, the resegregation of American schools and policing in America. Her extensive reporting in both print and radio on the ways segregation in housing and schools is maintained through official action and policy has earned the National Magazine Award, a Peabody and a Polk Award. Her work designing “The 1619 Project” has been met with universal acclaim. The project was released in August 2019 to mark the 400th anniversary of American slavery and re-examines the role it plays in the history of the United States.

Hannah-Jones earned her bachelor’s in history and African-American studies from the University of Notre Dame and her master’s in journalism and mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

About the Moderator:
Rochelle Riley was a 2007-2008 Knight-Wallace Fellow and is the Director of Arts and Culture for the City of Detroit. For nineteen years she was a columnist at the Detroit Free Press. Riley is author of “The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery” and the upcoming “That They Lived: Twenty African Americans Who Changed The World.” She has won numerous national, state and local honors, including the 2017 Ida B. Wells Award from the National Association of Black Journalists for her outstanding efforts to make newsrooms and news coverage more accurately reflect the diversity of the communities they serve and the 2018 Detroit SPJ Lifetime Achievement Award alongside her longtime friend, Walter Middlebrook. She was a 2016 inductee into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

This is a 2020 Annual U-M Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium event.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:04:06 -0500 2020-01-28T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T19:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Wallace House Center for Journalists Lecture / Discussion Nikole Hannah-Jones
Healthcare: A WeListen Staff Discussion (February 5, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71610 71610-17844814@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: WeListen Staff

This WeListen session is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WLFebruary

We will discuss Healthcare by learning about policies put forth by the Democratic and Republican parties, and examining systems in other countries. We'll also consider the impact of lobbyists on prescription drug costs, and discuss plans and terminology being used by 2020 presidential candidates.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is supported by the WeListen Staff Series planning committee with members from the Ginsberg Center, the International Institute and LSA Psychology.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:44:16 -0500 2020-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 North Quad WeListen Staff Workshop / Seminar Healthcare Flyer
2019-2020 Tanner Lecture on Human Values: Theorizing Racial Justice (February 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60868 60868-14979680@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

Livestream the 2020 Tanner Lecture here: https://ummedia01.umnet.umich.edu/phil/phil021220.html

After years of being restricted to the marginalized voices of people of color and a few white progressives, “racial justice” as a demand has suddenly jumped to the national center stage. Whereas Barack Obama self-consciously presented himself as a candidate who just happened to be black, and generally ran away from the topic, we are now witnessing the startling spectacle of mainstream Democratic candidates vying to be the most progressive on issues of race. Indeed, large percentages of white liberals now endorse a structural analysis of racial domination. For those of us old enough to remember the evasions of past electoral campaigns, and the hegemony in the Obama years of norms of “post-raciality” and “color-blindness,” it is a welcome and remarkable change, one doubtless attributable to multiple factors, from the activism of “Black Lives Matter!” on the one hand to the ominous rise of white nationalism and the alt-right on the other.

But what does philosophy have to say on this issue? After all, philosophers in the Western tradition like to think of themselves as the go-to guys on matters of justice, in a history that (supposedly) stretches 2500 years all the way back to ancient Greece. And since its revival half a century ago by John Rawls’s 1971 A Theory of Justice, mainstream Anglo-American liberal political philosophy has expressly taken social justice as its central theme. Where better to seek guidance on the subject of racial justice, then, than in the work of political philosophers, especially American political philosophers, citizens of what has historically been a white supremacist state?

Alas, any such expectations would be sadly disappointed. “White” political philosophy and “white” liberalism, including Rawls and Rawlsianism, have generally been part of the problem rather than part of the solution. In this lecture, I will offer some thoughts and diagnoses on the causes of this troubling history, and some suggestions for the development of a new liberalism, one that recognizes its historic role in the creation and consolidation of white supremacy, and is committed, unlike currently hegemonic varieties of liberalism, to ending it.

This event is free and open to the public. ASL interpretation will be provided. Venue is wheelchair accessible.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:00:26 -0500 2020-02-12T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Philosophy Lecture / Discussion 2020 Tanner Lecture - Theorizing Racial Justice - Charles W. Mills
Funds of Knowledge (February 13, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71386 71386-17819321@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:00pm
Location: South Quad
Organized By: First Year Experience Programs

Using a strengths-based approach, we explore what knowledge and skills you bring from your homes, families, and/or communities to U-M. See how these strengths, knowledge, and skills can be used at U-M as you pursue and achieve your goals!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:44:52 -0500 2020-02-13T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T19:30:00-05:00 South Quad First Year Experience Programs Workshop / Seminar Funds of Knowledge Flyer
Emerging Urbanisms Keynote: Lester Spence (February 20, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72077 72077-17933535@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 20, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Lester Spence, Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies, an award winning scholar, author, and teacher, has published two books (Stare in the Darkness: Hip-hop and the Limits of Black Politics winner of the 2012 W. E. B. Du Bois Distinguished Book Award, and Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics, winner of both the Baltimore City Paper and Baltimore Magazine 2016 Best Nonfiction Book Awards and was named to The Atlantic’s 2016 “Best Books We Missed” list), one co-edited journal, over a dozen academic articles and several dozen essays and think pieces in a range of publications including The American Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, The New York Times, Jacobin, Salon, and The Boston Review. He is currently at work on two book length projects examining the contemporary AIDS crisis in black communities, and the growing role of police in major American cities.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 19 Feb 2020 09:48:24 -0500 2020-02-20T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-20T19:30:00-05:00 Art and Architecture Building A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Lecture / Discussion Lester Spence
Black Excellence Gala (February 25, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73215 73215-18175239@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

The Black Excellence celebration aims to honor the diversity of blackness within the UM campus and community. This event intends to have different black cultural organizations across campus come and showcase their cultural pride through art, performance, or any form of creative expression. The event will also include a buffet of food from different aspects of the African diaspora, such as soul food, different African dishes, and even dishes from Afro-Latino/Caribbean backgrounds.

At this event, participants and student groups will have an opportunity to celebrate and showcase their artistic talents in many ways, including spoken word, dance, singing, etc. We'll also have local Black vendors at the event.

We are also looking for black art, photographs, and creative pieces to showcase in an art gallery during this event that will take place at the very beginning. There will be an entire section of the union ballroom dedicated to displaying all sorts of black art, Afrocentric collective pieces for anyone who chooses to have art displayed.

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Performance Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:20:37 -0500 2020-02-25T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Performance Black Excellence Gala
Building an Interdisciplinary Science on Cultural & Structural Racism (February 26, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70972 70972-17760245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Interdisciplinary Science on Cultural & Structural Racism
Wednesday, February 26
10am - 6pm
ISR-Thompson 1430

Morning Session
10am - 12:00pm
Creating Diverse, Joyful, and Productive Working Groups

Working Group Lunches
12:30pm - 1:30pm

Afternoon Session
2pm - 4:30pm
Building an Interdisciplinary Science on Racism

Poster Session
4:30pm - 6pm

RacismLab invites you to join in celebrating its five-year anniversary, in conjunction with University-wide MLK 2020 programming, for the 2020 RacismLab Symposium and concurrent Poster Session on Wednesday, February 26.

NETWORKING LUNCH FOR POST-DOCS and FACULTY:
Early-career scholars (i.e., postdocs and assistant professors) are invited to sign up for the networking lunch during the symposium. The networking lunch, led by Dr. Debbie Rivas-Drake, will explore strategies for creating diverse, joyful, and productive research groups. For more information and to sign up for a working lunch roundtable: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemIZfoohv6CHmg99EFgXlSEvfSQYmAJ4cvUUaVsy80hBCp7g/viewform

If you have any questions or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Anna Massey at abeattie@umich.edu.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:38:30 -0500 2020-02-26T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-26T18:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Conference / Symposium event flyer
Film Screening: "Kiki" (February 27, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73180 73180-18151414@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:00pm
Location: 1100 North University Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Come celebrate the end of Black History Month with the Programming Board by watching the spiritual successor to the classic "Paris is Burning!" "Kiki" features a look into the NYC drag and vogue scene of the late 2010's. The screening will be held on Thursday, February 27th from 7-8:30pm in the North University Building room 1544 near CCTC. Snacks provided!

Learn more about the film at http://www.kikimovie.com. Hosted by the Spectrum Center Programming Board student organization.

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Film Screening Thu, 20 Feb 2020 18:56:28 -0500 2020-02-27T19:00:00-05:00 2020-02-27T20:30:00-05:00 1100 North University Building Spectrum Center Film Screening The poster for the film, featuring the title and a headshot of one of the subjects of the film, overlaid in purple. No additional relevant information.
Black Classicisms (February 29, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73093 73093-18140509@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 29, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Contexts for Classics

A panel presentation to mark Black History Month and the release of Classicisms in the Black Atlantic (Oxford University Press), by Ian Moyer of the University of Michigan, Heidi E. Morse of the Ann Arbor District Library, Michele Valerie Ronnick of Wayne State University, and Patrice D. Rankine of the University of Richmond.

The event is FREE and open to the public. Accessible parking is available outside of the Cass Ave. entrance. Free parking is available in our staff parking lot on Putnam St. Entrance to the Library is through either the Woodward Ave. or Cass Ave. doors.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:31:13 -0500 2020-02-29T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-29T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Contexts for Classics Lecture / Discussion Black Classicisms