Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021
Webinar, Students in Addiction Recovery: What faculty should know to create supportive classrooms
Supporting students in recovery from substance use is a critical social justice issue, and the college environment can be an abstinence- or recovery-hostile environment for students. This reality highlights concerns of educational access, sense of belonging, academic success, degree completion, and personal development (i.e., residential, co-curricular) for students in recovery.
Thursday, 15 Apr 2021
ISCORE Encore Presentation: Activism in the Music Industry
When we think of the First Amendment and the power of protest, we may not immediately think of music. In this Depth & Dialogue session, ISU student Durga Sritharan shares why we should. Find out how music is one of the most powerful forms of expression, providing an avenue for several centuries for underrepresented individuals and groups to express their voices, thoughts, and emotions. Q&A will follow. A First Amendment Days event.
Thursday, 22 Apr 2021
The Costs of Activism: A Dilemma for the Individual Asian American
Dr. Lisa K. Son, Professor of Psychology at Barnard College, Columbia University, specializes in human learning and memory, and in metacognition. Her research focuses on how accurately people know the "self" and on the optimization of long-term retention. Dr. Son has recently become active in the movement against anti-Asian racism.