All are warmly invited to a reception in the Dr. James T. Covert Gallery on the main floor of the Clark Library to learn about our current exhibit, entitled Liberated Archives: Memory Work Partnership with Don’t Shoot PDX. Exhibit collaborators will speak about their work, including students and faculty in UP’s Social Justice Capstone course, Public Research Fellows, and local community organization Don’t Shoot PDX, with additional support provided by UP Ethnic Studies. (Read More).
Ethnic Studies Department
Black at UP (Feb. 28)
The Ethnic Studies program is pleased to present a conversation about what it is like to be Black at UP with a panel of our esteemed faculty and staff. This panel will be moderated by Amy Ongiri, PhD, Director of Ethnic Studies and participants include Robert Kelly, PhD, 21st President of the University of Portland; Anita Gooding, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Work; A.J. Jatta, Junior Sociology Major; and Tshombé Brown, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. (Read More).
From the Black Church to the Opera Stage (Nov. 8)
Lori Hicks, PhD, will present an interactive lecture, “From the Black Church to the Opera Stage.” Hicks is the Director of Opera at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. (Read More)
Lori C. Hicks: A Concert Portraying the African American Experience through Classical Song (Nov. 9)
Join us for a concert with Lori Celeste Hicks, PhD, a classical singer, composer and arranger, vocal coach, professor, clinician, and director. This free and open to all event is co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and the Music and Ethnic Studies departments. (Read More)