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Lender Center Brings Labor Movement Leaders to Campus to Discuss the Fight for Workers鈥 Rights
The revitalization of the American labor movement and the struggle for racial and economic justice were the central topics of a Lender Center Conversation held Monday, Oct. 24, in Dineen Hall. After introductory remarks from current and former leadership of…
Join the Lender Center for Social Justice for a Conversation With National Organizers on Labor鈥檚 Revival on Oct. 24
After decades of decline, the labor movement in the United States is once again on the rise as workers turn to collective action to address workplace concerns and stagnant wages in the face of inflation. On the evening of Monday,…
The Lender Center for Social Justice Seeks Applicants for Student Fellows
The Lender Center for Social Justice聽is seeking students from all academic disciplines to apply as a 2022-24 Lender Student Fellow. The center welcomes students who are passionate about finding solutions to complex problems and want to sustain and encourage diversity…
Lender Faculty Fellow Bhan Examining Social Justice Implications of Artificial Intelligence Weaponry
How do artificial intelligence weapons systems transform war and surveillance activities and accentuate the social and political vulnerabilities of humans to violence? That is the question Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…
Gretchen Purser Appointed Co-Director of Lender Center for Social Justice
Provost Gretchen Ritter announced today that Gretchen W. Purser, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has been appointed co-director of the Lender Center for Social Justice. To fulfill their enduring mission to develop…
Social Differences, Social Justice Cluster Hosts Inaugural Research Symposium
On March 31, the Social Differences, Social Justice research cluster hosted its inaugural symposium, crossing interdisciplinary boundaries to showcase student and faculty research related to equity, social justice and global transformation. Co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities…
Second Lender Symposium Honors Life of Evan Weissman
Honoring the life and legacy of professor and local food justice activist Evan Weissman is an ongoing effort, much like Weisman鈥檚 tireless work to strengthen the local food system. Weissman was selected as the 2020-22聽 Lender Center for Social Justice…
Lender Student Fellows Think Globally, Act Locally to Ease Struggles for Underrepresented Population
An interest in social as well as reproductive justice. A desire to deepen connections between a university and the community in which it鈥檚 located. Reducing the struggles of female refugees and their children. It鈥檚 true the current cohort of Lender…
The Lender Center for Social Justice Seeks Applications for Next Faculty Fellow
The Lender Center for Social Justice聽is seeking applications for its 2022-2024 faculty fellow. The deadline for the next round of applications has been extended to Friday, Apr. 1, at 5 p.m. The Lender Faculty Fellowship will support a two-year research…
Join the Lender Center Conversation: 鈥楥reative Activity as a Human Right鈥
For James Haywood Rolling Jr. 鈥91, the upcoming 鈥淐reative Activity as a Human Right鈥 event is two months in the planning but decades in the making. Rolling, a dual professor of arts education in the College of Visual and Performing…