Virtual Town Hall Presentations for Social Justice
This important series reflects our commitment to educating our students, faculty, and staff so they may better understand the interconnectedness of our political and social systems, and, how to take constructive actions as responsible citizens of the world to lead change in our society, on and off campus.
"Truth, Science and Free Speech"
Monday, May 17
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Sponsored by the Center for Changing Systems of Power
Keynote speaker: Ali Velshi, MSNBC
Panelists:
- Stephanie Kelton, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Stony Brook University
- Sara Nelson, International President, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO
- John Barry Ryan, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University
Welcome remarks:
Nicole S. Sampson, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Moderated by:
Charles Robbins, Director, Center for Changing Systems of Power
"Inclusive Pedagogy and the Engaged Classroom"
Wednesday, September 30
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Sponsored by the Center for Changing Systems of Power, College of Arts and Sciences,
Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, and Alumni Association.
Panelists:
- Dr. Judith Brown Clarke, Vice President of Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer
- Dr. Styliani-Anna (Stella) E. Tsirka, Miriam and David Donoho Professor, Department of Pharmacological Sciences; Director, Scholars in BioMedical Sciences Program; Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
- Dr. Surita Bhatia,Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Stony Brook University; Professor, Department of Chemistry; Affiliate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering; Director, NSF Quantitative Materials NRT Training Program (QuADS NRT)
- Dr. R. Anna Hayward, Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare
- Charles L. Robbins, Executive Director, Center for Changing Systems of Power; Vice Provost for Undergraduate
Education and Student Success; Dean of the Undergraduate Colleges
Moderated by:
Nicole S. Sampson, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; SUNY Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
"Health Care Disparities: The COVID-19 Pandemic"
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Sponsored by the Center for Changing Systems of Power, College of Arts and Sciences,
and Stony Brook Alumni Association
Panelists:
Dr. Héctor E. Alcalá, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Population and Preventive Medicine and Core Faculty, Program
in Public Health
Dr. Ken Kaushansky, Dean, School of Medicine and Senior Vice President of Health Sciences
Dr. Benjamin Locklair, Policy, Planning, and Development Supervisor, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral
Health and Intellectual Disability Services
Dr. Jennie Williams, Associate Professor, Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine
Dr. Ting Liu, Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Moderated by:
Charles L. Robbins, Executive Director, Center for Changing Systems of Power; Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success; Dean of the Undergraduate Colleges
“The Killing of George Floyd and the Resulting Protests for Social Justice"
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Sponsored by the Center for Changing Systems of Power, the College of Arts and Sciences,
and the Stony Brook Alumni Association
Panelists:
Abena Asare, Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies
Franck Joseph II ‘12, Deputy Commissioner at New York City Commission on Human Rights
Joe Vitriol, Senior Researcher, Department of Political Science
Warren Graham, Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Field Education at Stony Brook University
"The Global Dimensions of Black Lives Matter: Where Do We Go From Here?"
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Sponsored by the Department of Africana Studies, Center for Changing Systems of Power,
College of Arts and Sciences, and Stony Brook Alumni Association
Panelists:
Shobana Shankar, Associate Professor, Departments of History and Africana Studies
Joseph Pierce, Associate Professor, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature
Simone Brione, Assistant Professor, Departments of English and Africana Studies
Crystal Fleming, Associate Professor, Departments of Sociology and Africana Studies
Shimelis Gulema, Associate Professor, Departments of Africana Studies and History
Moderated by:
Zebulon Miletsky, Assistant Professor Department of Africana Studies
Judith B. Clarke, Chief Diversity Officer, Stony Brook University
Issues of Civility and Zoom Privacy