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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 Bedingfield, in the Mary Louise White Lecture/Convocation Series on Thursday, March 31.
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 and Violence in American History” on Thursday, March 10, at 4 p.m.
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 a lecture on Thursday, Nov. 11.
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 in a virtual panel discussion on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m.
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 Truth: Careers with the FBI,” a two-day Writers @ Work residency/Convocation event to be held Oct. 14 and 15.
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 online Maytum Convocation lecture on Thursday, Sept. 23.
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, will be presented by Dr. Irina Filonova on April 28 at 6 p.m.
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 of New York at Fredonia. Her address, “Empathetic Science Communication in an Increasingly Polarized World," will be presented over Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 23.
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 his complex love life, will be shown as part of the Convocation film series “Ivory Tower Misfits. Images of Higher Education and College Professors in Hollywood Films,” on Thursday, Feb. 6.
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 Convocation Series on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m., in Williams Center Room S204.