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Dr. Sid Bedingfield

Convocation lecture to examine ‘Journalism and Jim Crow’

"Journalism and Jim Crow: White Supremacy, the Black Press, and the Struggle for American Democracy" will be explored in a Zoom lecture by Dr. Sid...

Dr. Erika Lee

Noted historian/commentator to analyze xenophobia across U.S. history

One of the nation’s leading immigration and Asian-American historians, Dr. Erika Lee, a University of Minnesota professor of history, will present a virtual lecture “Xenophobia...

Sara Szeglowski

Convocation talk to explore contemplation, action as means of living truth

Sara Szeglowski, whose work within the yoga world includes integrating modern technique, medicine and science into the vast framework of the yoga tradition, will present...

Dr. Jessica Finkeldey, Senior Lecturer and Dr. Jennifer Hildebrand

Faculty to examine voting rights in panel discussion

Members from three academic departments – Sociocultural and Justice Sciences, History, and Politics and International Affairs – will discuss voting rights from their respective disciplines...

Lisa Matsumoto and Deneen Hernandez

Writers@Work alumni series to explore ‘Finding the Truth: Careers with the FBI’

Two veteran FBI employees who are also SUNY Fredonia alumni, Deneen Hernandez, ’86, and Lisa Mapes Matsumoto, ’90, will return to campus for “Finding the...

Craig Silverman

Maytum Convocation speaker to explore fake news, online rumors

Craig Silverman, a journalist who has examined online rumors, fake news and misinformation for nearly 10 years, will present “Fake News, Real Consequences” as an...

Empathy's role in hiring the topic of upcoming presentation

A virtual talk that focuses on how empathy can be one of the more sought-after traits when it comes to employers searching for new hires...

Emily Calandrelli

Maytum Convocation speaker to examine science communication in a polarized world

Emily Calandrelli, an MIT engineer turned Emmy-nominated science television host, will serve as the keynote speaker for the Convocation 2020-2021 series at the State University...

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Convocation series to present ‘Wonder Boys’ screening

The comedy/drama “Wonder Boys,” which stars Michael Douglas as a college professor who suffers from writer’s block and struggles to deal with the pressures of...

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Singleton’s ‘Higher Learning’ to be presented in Convocation Series

A screening of “Higher Learning,” the John Singleton film that presents a college campus as a racial and ideological war zone, will open the 2019-2020...