Teach-In Panel Discussion: Building Community: Resisting Hate

As part of the 3R Teach-in/Learn-in: Building a Just MSU, representatives from seven academic units will discuss the meaning of Richard Spencer’s appearance on campus, the dangers of the alt-right, the threats that these hate groups pose to our communities, and the importance of building community. Participants will include:

• Dr. Lisa Cook (James Madison College and Economics)
• Julia DeCook (Graduate student in Communication Arts and Sciences with a specialization in Women’s and Gender Studies)
• Dr. Mohammad Khalil (Religious Studies Department and Muslim Studies)
• Dr. Dylan Miner (RCAH and American Indian and Indigenous Studies)
• Dr. Terese Monberg (RCAH and Asian Pacific American Studies)
• Dr. Estrella Torrez (RCAH and Chicano/Latino Studies)
• Dr. Naoko Wake (Lyman Briggs College, History, and Asian Pacific American Studies)
• Dr. Kenneth Waltzer (Prof. Emeritus, James Madison College and Jewish Studies)

A public discussion will follow speaker presentations. This event is part of the tri-residential college teach-in on February 27 at the MSU Union Ballroom and is open to the wider university and community.

For more information and up-to-date scheduling, stay tuned with updates from JMC, LBC and RCAH for more detailed information on the event.

This event is co-sponsored by James Madison College, the Residential College in the Arts of Humanities, Lyman Briggs College, the College of Arts and Letters, Jewish Studies Program, Muslim Studies Program, Asian and Pacific American Studies Program, African American and African Studies, the Center for Gender in a Global Context, Chicano and Latino Studies, and American Indian and Indigenous Studies.