Upcoming Event – Book Discussion: Struggling to Learn An Intimate History of School Desegregation in South Carolina

Professor June Manning Thomas, Mary Frances Berry Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Urban Planning, Centennial Professor Emerita of Urban and Regional Planning

April 27, 2022

1pm – 2.30pm 

Virtual Event Register at: https://umd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZxoIMjqNSFWI-NF3hgPmew

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Upcoming Event – Simply Because People Refuse to See: Black Lives Matter in Historical Context

Dr. Yohuru Williams, Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History and Founding Director of  the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas

February 8, 2022

2pm – 3.30pm 

Virtual Event

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Upcoming Event – Anti-Asian Violence in Context: Historical Roots and Contemporary Connections

April 13, 2021 

Event Time: 2pm – 3.30pm 

Virtual Event: You must register in advance at:  https://tinyurl.com/bahai-wong

Professor Janelle Wong, Professor of Asian American Studies, American Studies, and Government and Politics, University of Maryland 

This event features a discussion between Professor Hoda Mahmoudi and Professor Janelle Wong on the recent anti-Asian violence. The discussion will focus on the historical context and contemporary connections of the recent attacks.

Speaker Bio:

Janelle Wong is Professor of Asian American Studies, American Studies and Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. Her research and teaching focus on Asian Americans and race in the U.S.

 

 

 

 

About the Author:

Kate Seaman is the Assistant Director to the Bahá’í Chair for World Peace where she supports the research activities of the Chair. Kate is interested in understanding normative changes at the global level and how these changes impact on the creation of peace.

You can find out more about the Bahá’í Chair by watching our video here.

Upcoming Virtual Event: From the Powerful and Evil Jew to the Zionist as Racist, Oppressor and Imperialist:  Continuity and Change in Antisemitic Falsehoods from Ancient Times to the Present.

From the Powerful and Evil Jew to the Zionist as Racist, Oppressor and Imperialist:  Continuity and Change in Antisemitic Falsehoods from Ancient Times to the Present

Professor Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor, Department of History, University of Maryland, College Park

October 6, 2020

4pm – 5.30pm

Virtual Event Only

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Learning from the Current Crisis – Professor Peter N. Stearns

This is a reflection written by Professor Peter N. Stearns for the new series from The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace on Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic.

The suffering and dislocation caused by the recent pandemic legitimately provoke all sorts of thoughts, including many constructive suggestions about how we can build on short term response to construct a better society and, more specifically, seek to prepare better for similar crises in the future. I certainly hope some good can indeed emerge.  Continue reading