/news-archive/tag/anderson-institute/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:01:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/03/15/diversity-week-2019/ Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:01:14 +0000 /news/?p=73725 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to celebrate Diversity Week March 25-29]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host an array of events as part of its annual Diversity Week from Monday, March 25, to Friday, March 29. The events include returning favorites such as the Human Library and Safe Zone trainings, as well as new programs like Latinx Trivia and an exploration of diversity in video games. This year鈥檚 Diversity Week events include: Monday, March 25 Lunch and Learn: What to Say (and What Not To Say) When a Student Comes Out, 11:30 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m., DSC Meeting Room D A presentation by Dr. Greg Robinson, associate professor of audiology and speech pathology, about how to support and advocate for students when they come out. Safe Zone Training, 1-5 p.m. Talking Black in America, 5:30-7 p.m., Ottenheimer Library Room 535 The creativity and resilience of people living through oppression, segregation, the fight for equality, and the powerful identity forged by a shared heritage are all expressed in the ways African Americans communicate. Talking Black in America chronicles the incredible impact of African-American English on American language and culture. Filmed across the United States, this documentary is a revelation of language as legacy, identity, and triumph over adversity. Tuesday, March 26 Lunch and Learn: Before and Beyond Black Panther, 11:30 a.m. 鈥� 1:30 p.m., Student Services Center auditorium A discussion with a panel of experts who share insight on the evolution of race, gender, and sexuality in comics. Diversity and Inclusion in Little Rock Nonprofits, 1-2 p.m., Ottenheimer Library Room 535 In this conversation, nonprofit professionals will share their experience encouraging and developing diversity in their work. The panel will address a series of questions about the challenges they face and how these professionals tackle the topics of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in Little Rock. Q&A to follow. Human Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m., DSC Ledbetter B and C Back by popular demand, The Human Library is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. The Human Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers and difficult questions are expected, appreciated, and answered. Abolish Private Prisons, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Bowen School of Law, Friday Courtroom Join an expert panel led by Andre Cummings, associate professor of law, discussing the private prison system and its impact on the community. Becoming American: Promise and Prejudice, 5:30 p.m., Ottenheimer Library Room 535 This powerful documentary takes an in-depth look at Shelbyville, a small Tennessee town in the heart of the Bible Belt, as it grapples with discrimination in the face of changing demographics. Dr. Brian Mitchell, assistant professor of history, will moderate a discussion following the screening. 聽 Wednesday, March 27 Safe Zone Training, 8 a.m. 鈥� Noon, Ottenheimer Library Room 535 Anderson Institute Plain Talk on Race Series, Noon, Anderson Institute Join us for a talk by Dr. John Kirk, Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History and director of the Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity, detailing the civil rights movement and diversity. Latinx Trivia, 3 p.m., DSC Ledbetter C Test your deductive reasoning skills and learn about Hispanic/Latino culture in the U.S. through trivia. Previous knowledge is helpful, but not required. Compete on your own, bring a team, or join one at the event. Prizes for top teams. Thursday, March 28 World Music and Food Festival, 11 a.m. 鈥� 2 p.m., Library Courtyard The Division of Student Affairs will host the World Music and Food Festival. Come out to listen to music and enjoy food and activities from around the world. Rumble: The Indians who Rocked the World, 4-6 p.m., Ottenheimer Library Room 535 This award-winning documentary premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and explores the Native American roots of musicians from the early pioneers of blues and jazz through the folk-rock era of the 1960s and ’70s. Legends like Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, and Jimi Hendrix are among the musicians featured. After the screening, a short Q&A session will follow. Immigration Panel 鈥� Off the Border: Immigration Issues that affect Arkansans, 6-8 p.m., Bowen Law School, Friday Courtroom Experts on immigration will provide insight to the challenges we face as a state with regard to immigration law and related issues. Friday, March 29 Safe Zone Ally Training for Students, 9-11 a.m. Women鈥檚 History Month Leader鈥檚 Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m., DSC Ledbetter A In honor of Women’s History Month, come out to learn from a group of successful women leaders over lunch. RSVP required. Visit ualr.edu/diversity to RSVP. Game On! Exploring Diversity in Video Games, 2-4 p.m., Stabler Hall 603 Inclusive Gaming is a new group on campus that provides a safe space for diverse students, faculty, staff, and community members to explore video games. Members of Inclusive Gaming will be on hand to showcase and discuss video games where issues of diversity are prominent. People who attend will be able to learn more about representation and diversity in video games, and get to play some games too! For more information about Diversity Week and any of the events listed above, contact Mia Phillips at mdphillips@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2019/03/05/plain-talk-ventres/ Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:49:28 +0000 /news/?p=73631 ... Plain Talk Lecture Series to continue March 12]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity will continue its Plain Talk Lecture Series on Tuesday, March 12, at noon in Ottenheimer Library Room 202 with 鈥淒eschooling Dr. Bill: A Journey toward Health Equity with an Arkansas Epilogue鈥� presented by Dr. William Ventres. Dr. William Ventres,a family physician and medical anthropologist,has worked as a clinician and educator for more than 30 years in underserved settings in Arizona, Oregon, Venezuela, El Salvador, and South Africa. Through his personal story of transformation, audience members will learn the process of “deschooling” or re-aligning one’s professional growth to address such issues as inequity, ignorance, and injustice. The lecture is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the Anderson Institute at 501-569-8932 or race-ethnicity@ualr.edu.  ]]> /news-archive/2019/01/30/mitchell-removal-of-little-rock-westernmost-black-suburb/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:13:19 +0000 /news/?p=73240 ... Mitchell to shed light on the removal of Little Rock鈥檚 westernmost black suburb]]> A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor will discuss how slum clearance was used to remove Little Rock鈥檚 westernmost black suburb during the next 鈥淧lain Talk on Race and Ethnicity鈥� lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 5.聽 Dr. Brian Mitchell, assistant professor of history, will present the lecture, 鈥淭aking West Rock: The Removal of Little Rock鈥檚 Westernmost Black Suburb,鈥� at noon in Otteheimer Library Room 202. Founded in 1906, West Rock provided affordable housing and accessibility to an array of domestic, service, and labor jobs for its African-American residents. The area is nestled in what is now the Riverdale neighborhood, downhill from Pulaski Heights, one of the city鈥檚 most affluent communities. West Rock was a short distance from the Rock Island train station, lumberyards, a country club, warehouses, and Field Farm. 鈥淲est Rock鈥檚 community lived symbiotically with their wealthy and industrial neighbors. Proximity made West Rock ideal for its wealthy neighbors uphill. Domestic workers and chauffeurs were a short walk from their places of employment,鈥� Mitchell said. 鈥淏y the 1950s, the Civil Rights movement caused the Heights鈥� residents to view the community more as a burden.鈥� Mitchell鈥檚 talk examines the lifespan of the community from its development to its removal as a result of the Slum Clearance Referendum of 1950, which allowed the City of Little Rock to accept federal assistance to remove dilapidated urban housing. 鈥淭he story of West Rock embodies the narrative of race and urban development in America and the role that planning and local government played in maintaining segregated communities,鈥� Mitchell said. The lecture, which is sponsored by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Anderson Institute at 501-569-8932 or race-ethnicity@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2018/09/19/sarah-quintanar/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:13:05 +0000 /news/?p=71899 ... Quintanar to launch fall 鈥淧lain Talk on Race and Ethnicity鈥� lecture series]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity will kick off its 2018 lecture series with a talk on how to use objective measures to determine the existence of potential bias in police behaviors.聽 Dr. Sarah Quintanar, associate professor of economics and associate faculty member for the Anderson Institute, will give her talk, 鈥淯ncovering Data: How Ordinary Police Work Can Provide Insights on Critical Influences and Bias,鈥� at noon Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Ottenheimer Library Room 202. Quintanar will discuss how automated traffic systems can provide a useful baseline in analyses of police behavior. She conducted a case study comparing the population of computer-issued speeding tickets to those issued by police in a southern Louisiana town. The computer-issued tickets represent an objective measure of speeding tickets issued. This number is compared to police-issued tickets to provide evidence of gender and racial bias. This analysis is vital not only to determine the existence of bias, but also to better understand critical influences in a police officer鈥檚 decision to ticket a driver who has been speeding. 鈥淭he original goal of the study is to see if there is disparity by race or gender in the speeding tickets issued,鈥� Quintanar said. 鈥淚 will broaden that idea and talk about how we can use different data sources in different settings to identify racial and gender disparities. I want the audience to think about other data sources that can be used to answer these questions.鈥� The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Anderson Institute at 501-569-8932 or race-ethnicity@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2018/05/17/african-american-history-new-york/ Thu, 17 May 2018 14:23:19 +0000 /news/?p=70598 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students win free trip to New York City to explore African-American history]]> Eight University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have won a free trip to New York City to explore African-American history after winning an essay contest.聽 In honor of Black History Month, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity held an essay contest in February for undergraduate students. In 600 words or less, students answered the question: How has any one organization, movement, place, or period in New York City鈥檚 history contributed to the African-American struggle for freedom and equality? Winners include McKenzie Baker, international studies major; Deuntay Bennett, economics major; Sean Corrothers, accounting major; Jessica Doyne, professional and technical writing major; Ravan Gaston, political science major; Kimberly Maurer, English-secondary education major; Tieranee Ransom, elementary education major; and Tori Williams, English major with a creative writing emphasis. The eight winners will visit New York City July 9-15. Airfare, lodging, meals, and entrance to site visits will all be covered. Students will stay at and visit sites such as the Studio Museum of Harlem, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the African Burial Ground National Monument, Black Theater of Harlem, Apollo Theater, Ellis Island, Louis Armstrong Museum, and Grant鈥檚 Tomb. The Anderson Institute began the essay contest in 2017 in which eight 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students won a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture and other historical sites. ]]>