What I Am Thinking About Now: Daniel Kim, Associate Professor of English

Prof. Kim will be discussing the book he is writing, which examines American and South Korean depictions of what has come to be known as “the forgotten war” with a particular focus on the interlocking domestic and transnational histories of race and empire that constellate around this historical event.

The Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA) will host a small, informal lunchtime conversation with Prof. Paula Hammond, Professor of Chemical Engineering, M.I.T., who will share her experiences as an African-American professor and researcher in STEM. What kinds of obstacles do underrepresented minorities face in STEM fields? What kind of strategies helped clear pathways? Prof. Hammond will answer these and other questions you have for her.

Please join CSREA for a Winter reception on Tuesday, February 10 from 4 - 5:30 p.m.! In addition to enjoying hot cocoa, coffee, and snacks, this event will provide an opportunity to view our Racial Microaggressions + Microaffirmationsphotography exhibit before it ends. 

Please join BET Networks, The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ), and the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA) for a special screening of The Book of Negroes.

What I Am Thinking About Now: Daniel Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of History, Latin America and the Caribbean

What I Am Thinking About Now: Dr. Shontay Delalue, Assistant Dean of the College, Director of International Student & Visitor Experience

The study being discussed will look at the experiences of students from the African Atlantic Diaspora whose primary way of identifying racially conflicted with the racial categorization of ‘Black’ in the U.S. Using a critical race theory and racial formation lens, the history of the U.S. Census racial categories and the social definition of ‘Black’ will be explored.

What I Am Thinking About Now: Professor Patricia Ybarra (TAPS)

CSREA invites you to a small, informal conversation with Emery Brown, Professor of Computational Neuroscience, MIT and Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, on his experiences in STEM and his advice for other students of color in STEM fields. 

What I Am Thinking About Now: Professor Adrienne Keene (CSREA and Anthropology Postdoctoral Fellow)