Presented by the Departments of Afro-American Studies and Geosciences
Thursday, April 18th, 5-7pm, Life Sciences Laboratories S330

Dinner: BYO Taco Bar from Mission Cantina

In honor of Chancellor Randolph Bromery, the Departments of Afro-American Studies and Geosciences present a dinner-panel titled “Black Studies, Geosciences, and the Global Quest for Environmental Justice.” The event aims to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, reflect on Dr. Bromery’s legacy of championing diversity within STEM fields, and provide perspectives from diverse academic fields to help us understand the urgency of considering Environmental Justice as central to both Geosciences and Black Studies.

Event format:
5:00 PM - Welcome, dinner and reading
5:30 PM - Initiation of small group discussions, facilitated by panelists
6:00 PM - Convene panel; remarks from discussant & panelists
6:30 PM - Whole group discussion and Q&A

Facilitators/panelists: Dr. Justin Richardson (Assistant Professor of Geology), Dr. Aristilde (Associate Professor of Biological & Environmental Engineering, Cornell University), Candace King (Doctoral student, AfroAm), Raquel Bryant (Doctoral student, Geosciences) and Cecile Yezou (Discussant, Doctoral student AfroAm)