Campus Connection

Discussion to feature South African researcher, visiting scholar A researcher at a South African University will lead a discussion at UWL on racism in higher education. Dionne Van Reenen of the Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice at the University of the Free State, South Africa, speaks on “Scrutinizing Mechanisms of Subtle Discrimination” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center–Gunning Addition. Admission is free. Van Reenen’s talk will be followed by a panel discussion on “Institutional Racism in Education within a Global Context” featuring Christopher Stuart Taylor, Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, Canada, who is a visiting scholar at UWL. The panel will include Tracy Littlejohn, Ho-Chunk Nation Youth Services Home School Coordinator, and UWL faculty and staff: Bethany Brent, Education Studies; Amanda Goodenough, Campus Climate; and Laurie Cooper Stoll, Sociology and Institute for Social Justice. The panel will be moderated by Richard Breaux, Ethnic and Racial Studies. The event continues the work to bring attention to contemporary racial inequalities that began with two campus event last year, UWL Speaks on Ferguson and UWL Speaks on Race series. The panel discussion will focus on enduring racial inequalities in education within a global context. The presentation is sponsored by the College of Liberal Studies, History Department, and Institute for Social Justice. If you go— Who: Dionne Van Reenen, Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice at the University of the Free State, South Africa What: Lecture on “Scrutinizing Mechanisms of Subtle Discrimination” When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 Panel discussion follows: “Institutional Racism in Education within a Global Context” Where: Valhalla, Cartwright Center–Gunning Addition Admission: Free