POUGHKEEPSIE- In celebration of Black History Month, Dutchess Community College will host a series of events on the College’s main campus – covering a range of subjects from Science, Technology, and Engineering (STEM) to reproductive rights and supporting justice-involved youth and featuring award-winning author Dr. Emily Bernard.
On February 13, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. in Bowne Hall, room 122, guests are invited to join the DCC Black History Committee and Exodus Transitional Community in a discussion about creating inclusive and equitable communities for those affected by the criminal justice system.
The Black Solidarity Reads Lyceum will be held in the James & Betty Hall Theatre on February 15, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. The speaker, Dr. Emily Bernard, is a Green and Gold Professor of English at the University of Vermont, 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellow and author of the essay collection, “Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine,” which won the 2020 LA Times Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose. Bernard will discuss two essays from her book and the role the college classroom can play in the larger project of interracial understanding.
On February 22, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. in the Ritz Lounge, there will be a STEM Job/Internship Panel and Networking Event. Participants will hear from high-achieving STEM professionals who will speak about their academic and career experiences in addition to providing advice for students interested in entering the field upon graduation. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet the panelists and ask individual questions during the networking portion of the event. Representatives from GAP Inc., Nuvance Health, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Labella Associates and IBM are scheduled to speak on the panel.
A panel titled “Reproductive Justice in Minority Communities” will take place on February 29, 2024, in Dutchess Hall, room 101. Community health experts from Planned…
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