Academic Engagement for Our Changing Times:
Inauguration Day Dialogue with Berkeley Faculty
Friday, January 20, 2017
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Banatao Auditorium, 310 Sutardja Dai Hall
Presented by: The Division of Equity & Inclusion and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society
Academic Engagement for Our Changing Times is a faculty panel and dialogue planned for Inauguration Day. Moderated by Na’ilah Nasir, Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion, the session will explore the effect of the country’s changing political times on our academic lives and work.
· What types of research and knowledge creation are now needed?
· What policy efforts should we purse?
· How can we best support advocacy, mobilization, and/or community engagement?
· What roles might we play as public intellectuals?
This session is designed to engage faculty, students, staff, and community scholars from all disciplines and departments. For more information, contact Amy Scharf at ascharf@berkeley.edu
