The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Joel E. Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity, in partnership with the Historic Arkansas Museum, will host a screening of the documentary “Tested” and a question-and-answer session with the film’s director on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Historic Arkansas Museum. Continue reading “Institute on Race and Ethnicity to host screening of “Tested””
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law will host a free screening of the documentary “Slavery by Another Name” and a Q&A session with the author of the book that inspired the documentary on Friday, Oct. 7. Continue reading “Bowen to host screening of “Slavery by Another Name””
An Arkansas town has embraced an open dialogue about race and ethnicity that participants hope can serve as a strong example to the rest of the nation. Continue reading “UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity helps bring unity to Camden”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity will be renamed in honor of retiring Chancellor Joel E. Anderson, who was instrumental in the establishment of the institute in July 2011.
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Ed Anson met UALR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson 41 years ago when their sons played on the same Little League baseball team in the summer of 1975.
Continue reading “Community thanks Joel Anderson for his service at UALR”
The Institute on Race and Ethnicity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was honored with three awards from the Arkansas Historical Association.
Dr. Leslie Purdy-Hoyt had never met a Hispanic person before she started working as an English-as-a-second-language instructor in 1998.
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Cooper Honors Program in English will host Patricia Hill Collins, sociologist and author of seminal works on black feminism and race scholarship, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building.
Continue reading “Author, sociologist Patricia Hill Collins to present “Still Brave?” lecture”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity will host the 2016 Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Conference on Wednesday, April 13.
Continue reading “UALR’s Racial Attitudes Conference will focus on immigration”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity will host a youth workshop designed to teach high school and college student leaders to become community organizers prepared to handle important social movements. Continue reading “UALR to host “Black and Brown Lives: Justice Over Social Divides” youth leadership workshop”