Exploring Race, Culture, and Identity

28 August: No class this week
30 August: No class this week

4 September: Introduction; RSENR perspective, "The Danger of a Single Story" and link to transcript
8 September: Discussion sections meet

11 September: Sherwood Smith, Director, Center for Cultural Pluralism
13 September: Discussion sections meet

18 September: Marie Vea-Fagnant, Assistant Dean for Student Services, Anna Smiles-Becker, Career Services Coordinator, and students: Relevance of Cultural Competency for RSENR Student Experience
20 September: Discussion sections meet

25 September: No Lecture session this week
    Work on draft for Autobiographical Essay
27 September: Discussion sections meet
Autobiographical Essay: Draft due in discussion section

2 October: Carolyn Finney and Matthew Kolan, (In)Visible Stories of People and Nature
4 October: Discussion sections meet

9 October: Rubenstein School Academic Programs: Connections to race, culture and the environment
11 October: Discussion sections meet
Autobiographical Essay: Final due in discussion section

Race, Culture, Social Justice, and the Environment

16 October: Field trip to ECHO Science Center
18 October: Discussion sections meet

23 October: Clare Ginger, Environmental Justice and the US Context: Policy and Case Studies
25 October: Discussion sections meet

30 October: Speakers rescheduled for Nov 13 due to storm.
1  November: Discussion sections meet
Next Steps Action Plan: Draft due in discussion section

6 November: Jessie Mazar, Social Justice and Food Systems in Vermont
8  November: Discussion sections meet

13 November: Rebecca Stanfield McCown and Laura Anderson, The National Park Service: Engaging a Diverse US Citizenry
15 November: Discussion sections meet
Next Steps Action Plan: Final due in discussion section

Class ends 15 November