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University Lectures Season Continues on Feb. 23 With Misty Copeland
The University Lectures continues its 20th season this spring on Tuesday, Feb. 23, with Misty Copeland, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s premier speaker series, the University Lectures, brings to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ audience members and the larger…
University Lectures Kicks Off Spring 2021 Series, Featuring Four Dynamic Guests, on Feb. 16
The University Lectures continues its 20th season this spring with four dynamic speakers: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, on Tuesday, Feb. 16; Misty Copeland, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater, on Tuesday, Feb. 23; Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham, agent for…
Save These Dates: Coming Back Together, Family Weekend and Orange Central 2021
Following the release of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s 2021 football schedule, dates are now set for three signature weekends on the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ campus—Coming Back Together, Family Weekend and Orange Central. Coming Back Together, which celebrates African American and Latinx alumni, is…
‘Justice in America: A Discussion on the Exoneration of the Central Park 5’ with Kevin Richardson Is Sept. 9 in Goldstein Auditorium
Kevin Richardson was one of five teens—four African-American and one Hispanic, ages 14-16—who were arrested, interrogated and subsequently charged in the brutal beating and sexual assault of a 28-year-old woman in Manhattan’s Central Park in April 1989. While there was…
Students Receive Financial Support, Make Alumni Connections through Our Time Has Come Scholarship Program
As an Our Time Has Come scholar, Abigail Covington ’19 had the opportunity to connect with a longtime supporter of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students at the 2017 Coming Back Together (CBT) reunion. The triennial event draws black and Latino alumni back…
Vanessa Williams Performance Supports Scholarship for Black and Latino Students
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Office of Multicultural Advancement is hosting a benefit concert featuring award-winning singer and stage, television and film actress Vanessa Williams ’85 on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research…
Lawrence K. Jackson ’13 to Speak for Sankofa Alumni Lecture Series
The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) and the Office of Multicultural Advancement announce the third annual Sankofa Alumni Lecture Series, featuring Lawrence K. Jackson ’13, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. in Watson Theater. The lecture series began as…
Office of Multicultural Advancement Announces Members of New Advisory Council
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Office of Multicultural Advancement (formerly the Office of Program Development) in the Division of Advancement and External Affairs has created a 25-person alumni advisory council to further the office’s mission in fostering diverse alumni involvement with the University…
Office of Program Development Adopts New Name, Adds Alumni Advisory Council
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Office of Program Development has a new name: the Office of Multicultural Advancement. Simultaneously, the office has announced the formation of a new alumni advisory council. Both moves are intended to further the Office of Multicultural Advancement’s mission…