Events This Fall at Weissman: From Climate Change to DEI to Latin America

There’s so much happening this fall at Weissman, we thought it would be useful to create a blog post with a rough calendar of everything we know about so far. We’ll update and repost as we get more details and as the semester progresses. Some events already have Zoom links and registration forms; some are listed as “save the date” items. Want to add or revise something? Email [email protected].

We’ve grouped these events by topic and by series, so be sure to scroll down to see what might be of interest to you.

• September 14, 1 pm. Primer Cafecito: introduction to Latinx programs at Baruch for students. Sponsored by the Initiative for the Study of Latin America (ISLA). Register here
• September 14, 6 pm: Latino, Latina, Latinx: What’s in a Name? Meeting ID 818 9686 9208, passcode BLS2021
• September 21, 12:30 pm.  Puerto Rican visual artist Miguel Trelles in conversation with Baruch students. Email [email protected] for registration details. 
• September 21, 6 pm. Latinas in Activism: Recognizing the involvement and impact of Latinas in social, political, and environmental activism in order to empower and inspire others. Zoom link here
• September 29, 12:30 p.m. Culture Share: Celebrating Latinx Voices. Tell us about the countries and cultures you feel most connected to, and how that has impacted your life. Zoom link here
• September 30, 1-2 pm. A Trip Around Las Américas, sponsored by ISLA. An introduction to culture, traditions, food, music, and history in Latin America and the Caribbean. Register here
• October 21, 1 pm. WSAS Professors Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado (English), Gustavo Quintero (Black and Latino Studies) and Rojo Robles (Black and Latino Studies) host a screening of the film Patitos comiendo arroz, followed by conversation with director Javier Antonio González. They’ll look at experimental filmmaking practices, Boricua-Latinx theater troupes in NYC, queer archives and communities, Manuel Ramos Otero’s work, bilingual poetics, among other topics. Register here

• October 1, 11 am-1 pm: Jesse Zarley (St. Joseph’s College), “Redefining Puelmapu: The Borogano Mapuche and Juan Manuel de Rosas, 1825-1835.” Pre-registration required; email [email protected]
• November 5, 11 am-1 pm: Isadora Moura Mota (Princeton), “Looking South for Freedom: Brazil and African American Abolitionists.” Pre-registration required; email [email protected]
• December 3, 11 am-1 pm: Renzo Aroni Sulca (Columbia Society of Fellows), “Shorn Women: Gender and Punishment in Peru’s Shining Path.” Pre-registration required; email [email protected]

• September 30, 4-5:30 pm. Climate Change: Health Impacts and Health Policy. Moderator: Elizabeth Geltman. Panel: Jeffrey Shaman, Jeremy Hess, Kim Knowlton. Zoom registration:https://baruch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpd-yrqzssHt0ynUNN6DiWjXAmdCBiYsU7
• October 7, 4-5:30 pm, Climate Change and ​Preparation for NYC Resilience. Moderator: Brett Branco. Speakers: Alice C. Hill, Jainey Bavishi. Save the date.
• November 18, 4-5:30 pm: Climate Change: Artists Respond. Julie Reiss and Katherine Behar, co-discussants. Panel: Mary Mattingly, Anina Gerchick, Xavier Cortada. Zoom registration here https://tinyurl.com/artistsrespond

• September 15, 12:30-2 pm: War in Afghanistan: How Did We Get Here? What’s Next? Sponsored by the WSAS Department of Political Science. Roundtable discussion with a distinguished group of panelists. Register here

• September 29, 12:30 pm: WSAS Professor Erica Richardson (English) presents a chapter from her book-in-progress, “Empirical Desires: Data, Dispossession, and the Aesthetics of the Negro Problem.”
• November 5, 12:30 pm: WSAS Professor Carolyn Abott (Political Science) presents “A Distaste for Deficits: Voter Opinion and Balanced Budgets in the U.S. States.”

• October 14, noon- 1 pm. Social media workshop for faculty. We’ll get you started on Twitter and other platforms if you’re not already there, and we’ll offer tips for rookies as well as veterans, focusing on best practices for scholars and researchers. Co-sponsored with the CUNY Graduate Center, which has presented this workshop a number of times. Save the date.

• October 21, 6 pm. Reading and conversation with Harman writer-in-residence Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, the acclaimed author of The Undocumented Americans. Save the date.

• November 1, 6:30 pm. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Communication Professionals, presented by the WSAS Corporate Communication Graduate Program. Guest speaker: Carmella Glover, DEI Director for the Arthur Page Society. Panel: WSAS Corp Comm MA alumni Mary Anne Ravenel, Diversity Business Partner at Facebook; Sabina Mehmood, Product Manager, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, and Meeckel Beecher, Global Head of DEI at Shutterstock. Email [email protected] if interested in attending.

• November 9, 5:30 pm. The Soldier’s Story: Listening to Veterans at Baruch. Opening remarks by President David Wu. Speakers include WSAS Professor Glenn Petersen (Sociology/Anthropology), author of War and the Arc of Human Experience. Save the date.