IDEAS Forum
Welcome to the College of Liberal Arts IDEAS Forum. In this series, we will strive to highlight how Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity are Advancing through Scholarship in the College. One of the most exciting things about working in the College of Liberal Arts is the innovative scholarship that is happening all around us—in the Humanities, in the Fine and Performing Arts, in Math and Sciences, and in the Social Sciences, and at the intersections of all of these disciplines. Our strength is in the breadth of our scholarship and the diversity of our scholars, and our capacity to be on the cutting-edge of research and creative achievement that “makes a difference.” We benefit from having many “ways in” for people who wish to better understand and change our world. This forum will showcase and celebrate the scholars who are creating inclusive spaces, paving roads to equity, and solving social problems every day. We come together in a forum to make this work more visible and so that we might connect the dots that are not always apparent to us when we work in isolation from one another. We hope you will join us!
Upcoming Lectures
FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. Kirk JohnsonProfessor of Sociology and African American Studies Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Time: 4:00 p.m., CST Location: Gertrude C. Ford MORE
Past Lectures
Date: Monday, November 13, 2023 Time: 4:00 p.m., CST Location: Student Union Room 321 Join us for a panel discussion with three experts in MORE
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Time: 4:00 p.m., CST Location: Union Room 323 Join Theresa Starkey and Nancy Maria Balach to learn about the MORE
Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Time: 4:00 p.m., CST Location: Barnard Observatory, Tupelo Room In this conversation Behind the Big House author, Jodi Skipper, MORE
bring your bars.. your lines.. your caesuras.. your virgules.. your skin.. your bones Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Time: 4:00 p.m., CST Location: Gertrude C. MORE
Date: Monday, September 12, 2022 Time: 4:00 p.m., CST Location: Zoom Screen recording of Meredith’s Audacity Then & Now: A College of Liberal Arts MORE
Date: Monday, February 28, 2022 Time: 4:00 p.m., CST Location: Zoom Screen recording of Recruitment, Retention, & Success: The Importance of Equity-Minded InitiativesDr. Donald MORE
A Conversation with Dr. Barbara Combs and Dr. Jessie Daniels FEATURED SPEAKERS: Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Time: 4:00 p.m., CST Location: Zoom, registration required MORE
SPEAKERS: Dr. Amy McDowell Associate Professor of Sociology Dr. Peter Wood Instructional Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Date: Monday, October 11, 2021 Time: 4:00 MORE
Speaker: Lynn Woo Senior Research Associate, Center for Population Studies and the State Data Center of Mississippi Coordinator, Society and Health Minor Date: MORE
Date: Monday, November 2, 2020 4:00 p.m. CST Panelists: Stephanie E. Miller Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Experimental Training Carrie V. Smith MORE
Date: Monday, October 5, 2020 4:00 p.m. CST Speaker: Dr. January O’Neil, Associate Professor of English at Salem State University
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Time: 2:00–3:00 p.m. Location: Student Union Room 326 Chuck Ross, Professor of History and African American Studies.
