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RCI Lecture 2020 – From Talk to Action: What Does it Mean to Reform the Police?

December 22, 2021 andrea.i.jimenez

How can we build a more equitable system of justice? How do we work towards this goal at a time of social unrest, civil disobedience, and those advocating for more “law and order”? As we reflect on 2020 and the movement to re-imagine police and policing, we must turn towards history. » More ...

Gender Identity and Expression

June 17, 2021 andrea.i.jimenez

Come learn more about diverse gender identities and gender expressions! » More ...

Identifying and Challenging Microaggressions 2020

January 15, 2021 andrea.i.jimenez

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 ...

Luis Cortes on DACA and the Supreme Court

July 21, 2020 andrea.i.jimenez

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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 ...

Quotas, Links & Chains: Lipi Turner Rahman on Global Diasporas

July 6, 2020 andrea.i.jimenez

Lipi Turner Rahman will speak about global diasporas. » More ...

Lavender Lives Forced Relocation for LGBTQ+ Individuals

July 6, 2020 andrea.i.jimenez

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 ...

Gender, Genocide, and Climate Migration: When Women Walk

July 6, 2020 andrea.i.jimenez

Trish Glazebrook (Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs) will talk about the intersections of gender, climate change, and forced migration. » More ...

Common Reading Series: Reading by Terese Marie Mailhot

January 24, 2020 sheilah.schneider

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 ...

Common Reading Series: The Evolution of Between-Community Relationships and Humans

January 24, 2020 sheilah.schneider

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 ...

Designing a Mobile App to Assist Refugees

October 1, 2019 sheilah.schneider

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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 ...

Bear Conservation and Research at WSU

August 16, 2019 sheilah.schneider

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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 ...

Picture Books and Social Justice

June 21, 2019 sheilah.schneider

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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 ...

Alaska Airlines Day

February 7, 2019 sheilah.schneider

Join Brad Tilden and members of his executive team for a short presentation, and question and answer session. » More ...

Leave No Trace Awareness Workshop

November 5, 2018 sheilah.schneider

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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 ...

31st Annual MLK Community Celebration with Shaun King

March 9, 2018 sheilah.schneider

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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 ...

PNW Collegiate Leadership Conference 2017: Generation Activism

November 3, 2017 sheilah.schneider

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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 ...

The Foster Care System and Higher Education

June 16, 2017 sheilah.schneider

While there are over 425,000 youths in foster care, only 2-9 percent eventually earn a bachelor’s degree. » More ...

The Connection between Rape Culture and Violence Toward Women

June 16, 2017 sheilah.schneider

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 ...

WSU Development Projects in Afghanistan and Pakistan

June 15, 2017 sheilah.schneider

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 ...

Turn your Passion into Action

June 15, 2017 sheilah.schneider

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 ...