Michele Norris–Race, Gender, Inclusion and the Future of Leadership in AmericaMonday, October 1, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Edson Auditorium, Student Center
Michele Norris is an award-winning journalist with more than two decades of experience interviewing world leaders, Nobel laureates, Oscar winners, American presidents, military leaders, influential newsmakers, and even astronauts traveling in outer space. Norris spent almost ten years as a reporter for ABC News, earning both an Emmy Award and Peabody Award for her contribution to ABC News’ coverage of 9/11. She is currently on hiatus from her position as one of the hosts of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered; she’ll return to the show in 2013.
Co-sponsored by Commission on Women, Multi-ethnic Student Program, and CAC Convocations.
Jeff Lieberman–Beyond PerceptionWednesday, November 14, 2012 7:30 p.m.
Edson Auditorium, Student Center
A modern day renaissance man, Jeff Lieberman–host of the Discovery Channel’s Time Warp–explores the connections between the arts, sciences, education, passion, creativity, and the potential future of human consciousness. Lieberman shows technological and perceptual sculpture around the world, to bring people an emotional and mystical connection with science and the universe. He composes music in the duo gloobic, and has performed at Carnegie Hall. Having finished four degrees at MIT (BS Physics, Math; MS Mechanical Engineering, Media Arts and Sciences), Lieberman continues to explore the applications of technology to evolving and shifting human consciousness.
Sponsored by the CAC Convocations Committee.
Post Racial Comedy TourTuesday, February 26, 2013 7:30 p.m.
Edson Auditorium
Informal discussion with the speakers - journalism, blogging, social commentary
5–6 p.m., LaFave House.
What is "post-racial?" Is it a black president? A white rapper? A white sorority winning a historically black step challenge? With "The Post-Racial Comedy Tour," Christian Lander, the creator of the pop culture phenomenon Stuff White People Like, and Elon James White, the award-winning creator of This Week in Blackness, have the answers. In this one-of-a-kind event, Lander and White take on the sensitive issues of race head-on, with a healthy dose of humor. Each comedian gives a separate talk from his own perspective, and, for the finale, join together on stage to answer any question that comes from the audience. The duo claims to eradicate racism wherever they go.
Co-sponsored by the CAC Convocations Committee, World Touch Cultural Heritage Week, and Black Student Union.
