This interactive workshop will introduce the concept of microaggressions and examine how they operate to reinforce systemic inequality, power, and privilege, while having lasting impacts on individuals. » More ...
On November 12, 2019, Luis Cortes Romero was part of the legal team that argued before the US Supreme Court regarding President Trump’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. » More ...
Matthew Jeffries, the director of WSU’s Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center (GIESORC), will talk about how gender identity and discrimination factor into issues of immigration and asylum. » More ...
Trish Glazebrook (Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs) will talk about the intersections of gender, climate change, and forced migration. » More ...
In 1830, President Andrew Jackson and the U.S. Congress passed the Removal Act, a bill that forced Native Americans to leave the United States and settle in the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River, effectively turning them into asylum seekers in their own land. » More ...
If you read the news, you might be left thinking that humans are a xenophobic and parochial species. If we actually look at the data, however, we see a very different picture: our species can be both very tolerant and very aggressive toward members of other communities. » More ...
Join Chien-Yi Chu and Ayad Rahmani from WSU’s school of Design and Construction as they discuss a mobile app concept they designed to help refugees in the United Kingdom. » More ...
Join us and we’ll introduce you to the bears on campus at Washington State University in Pullman, WA and talk about the research we do on that has helped conserve bear populations world-wide. » More ...
Join award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh on March 7, 4-5 p.m., to see his livestreamed presentation, “Picture Books and Social Justice.” » More ...
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is a national organization that protects the outdoors by teaching and inspiring people to enjoy it responsibly. » More ...
Since 1986, the first year of the Martin Luther King holiday, Washington State University has held an annual program to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. » More ...
The Pacific Northwest Collegiate Leadership Conference is the largest student leadership conference in the region, and this year a selection of the conference’s interactive workshops will be livestreamed. » More ...
Amber Morczek, Ph.D. candidate in WSU's Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, will discuss rape culture and how this cultural framework normalizes and condones gender-based violence. » More ...
Barbara Rasco will discuss her work on WSU international development projects in Pakistan and Afghanistan, focusing on the impact of these projects on women and the issues they face. » More ...
Channel the compassion you have for a societal issue and turn it into civic engagement with help from WSU's Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). » More ...