The Social Justice of Universal Voting

Harold C. Smith Presentation Room, Stitzer Welcome Center at Judd Gymnasia

Presented by Miles Rapoport Executive Director of 100% Democracy: An Initiative for Universal Voting Join us for an engaging presentation by national voting rights leader Miles Rapoport, co-author, with Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, of 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting (2022). 100% Democracy is an initiative to redefine voting as both a fundamental right […]

MLK, Patriotism, and the State of Our Democracy

Harold C. Smith Presentation Room, Stitzer Welcome Center at Judd Gymnasia

June 14, 1964, was one of the greatest days in Springfield College history. That was the day when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the College’s commencement address. Taking place at […]

Spring 2024 Conflict Management Workshop – Understanding Your Conflict Management Style

The Forum, Harold C. Smith Learning Commons (Room 201)

Need a little more peace in your life? Look no further than the spring 2024 conflict management workshops presented by Amy Sereday, CO-OP, Springfield College ombuds. These workshops provide practical tools, insights, and strategies for resolving conflict, fostering collaboration, and improving communication. Strong conflict management skills are a valuable asset in the workplace, classroom, and […]

Making a Refuge of Resistance: A History of the U.S. Sanctuary Movement

Marsh Memorial Chapel

Photo by Maria Stenzel. Presented by Lloyd Barba, PhD Assistant Professor of Religion and Core Faculty in Latinx and Latin American Studies at Amherst College In his presentation, Lloyd Barba will ask: Why have houses of worship long protected migrants from immigration enforcement authorities? Barba’s views are based on his ongoing book projects on the […]

How to Die in a Plague: Resistant Rhetoric in the Bay Area Reporter’s Obituary Pages, 1982-1998

Harold C. Smith Presentation Room, Stitzer Welcome Center at Judd Gymnasia

Presented by Anne C. Wheeler, PhD Associate Professor of Composition and Rhetoric On August 13, 1998, the headline of the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s longest-running gay and lesbian newspaper, read, “No Obits.” The headline marked the fact that for the first time in 17 years, no obituaries were published in the weekly newspaper. This […]

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