Events & Highlights
Events & Highlights
Teach-in on Confronting Anti-Asian Racism 5/7/21
Date: May 7, 2021 | Time: 12-2:00 pm EST
Registration: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckceuvrD4rHNWo8WiTqBWGHGQFZj06a3Az
Join the Office for Faculty Development and Diversity for an interactive teach-in and listen-in on the history and experience of anti-Asian racism in the United States and at Cornell University. In the first hour, perspectives and presentations from Cornell students, staff and faculty will highlight the long history of anti-Asian racism in the United States as well as the diversity of experiences at Cornell. Participants will hear about the connections and divisions under the very broad labels of “Asian” and “Asian-American,” and explore ways to speak across these differences.
In the second hour, participants will meet in small breakout groups to freely express their views and generate concrete ideas in an anonymous setting (zoom profiles will be anonymized). These break-out rooms are an opportunity to set the agenda for further related programming on campus during the next academic year and beyond. This event has been co-organized with faculty and staff from the Asian and Asian American Center (A3C), Asian American Studies Program, Asian Studies, Einaudi Center (including East, South, and Southeast Asia Programs), the Graduate School Office of Student Inclusion and Engagement, Global Cornell, and the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity.
PAM’s DEI Working Group is offering honoraria for guest speakers in our classes who will add to our course content on race and racial inequality and/or contribute to the diversity of backgrounds and voices that we present to our students.
To apply, please submit a brief request to Kelly Musick with “Spring 2021 Class Speaker Fund” in the subject line and the following information: 1) proposed speaker, course, and topic of guest lecture; 2) how the guest lecture fits into the central learning goals of your course and contributes to diversity in course content and/or backgrounds and voices; 3) whether you will open the guest lecture to students or community members outside your class and why/why not.
We will continue accepting proposals into the Spring, contingent on funding availability.
Following the guest lecture, we will ask you to share a brief survey with your students to assess contributions to the course. We will also ask for any feedback from you on improving this program in the future.
*Only PAM faculty are eligible to request this fund for speakers in their course
Virtual Roundtable: Now That We Have a Verdict, What Next? 4/27/21
This roundtable discussed key aspects of the Derek Chauvin trial; what the verdict means for the evolution of race in the law; and the role of organizations as catalysts for policy change and social impact in general.
It was led by our new PAM faculty member, Jamein Cunningham, incoming Assistant Professor, College of Human Ecology, Sherry Colb, C.S. Wong Professor of Law; Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs, International Professor of Applied Economics and Management; Joe Margulies, Professor of Practice, Law and Government; and Aziz Rana, Richard and Lois Cole Professor of Law. Jamie Joshua, Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, moderated.
PAM Conversations on Race and Racism with Maria Cancian 4/23/21
On Friday, April 23rd we hosted our PAM Conversations On Race and Racism, with Maria Cancian, Dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. Our discussion, Reflections on Who Counts and Why it Matters, was based on her APPAM Presidential Address.
PAM Conversations on Race and Racism with Mario Small 4/2/21
On Friday, April 2nd from 1:15-2:15pm we hosted a conversation with Mario Small, Grafstein Family Professor in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University. Our discussion, Bridging Sociological and Economic Perspectives on Racial Discrimination, was be based on his JEP article with Devah Pager.
PAM Peer-Mentorship Underrepresented Minorities in Healthcare 3/19/21
On Friday, March 19th the PAM Peer Mentorship Program hosted an Underrepresented Minorities in Healthcare panel. Panelists included, Cliff Barnes, JD, Sloan ’74, Attorney at Epstein Becker Green, Chinny Ogunro, PhD, Sloan ’09, Executive Officer of WellSpring Health, and Jesse Rodriquez, Anthropology ’03, Sloan ’07, Senior Director of Development at NYU Langone Health. We are so grateful for the experiences and advice the panelists shared with everyone who attended.
Coffee Chat with PAM Alum 2/12/21
On February, 12th the PAM Peer-Mentorship program hosted an informal coffee chat with PAM alum, Elizabeth Abunaw ’02, Founder Owner and Operator of Forty Acres Fresh Market; Grenger Charles ’04, Head of Government Relations and ESG Strategy at Amherst Holdings; and Yetunde Ekunwe ’01, Global Banking and Markets Regulatory Data Strategy PMO at Bank of America. PAM students were able to learn, network and ask questions to three of our recent grads.
How To Be An Antiracist Book Discussions 11/6/20 & 12/11/20
PAM students, staff, and faculty gathered virtually to engage in reflection on how Ibram X. Kendi’s ideas intersect with our department dynamics, practices, and policies. The discussions were centered around Ibram’s book How to Be An Antiracist and were held on November 6th and December 11th.