Willie James Jennings: “From Equality to Belonging”

Celebrating Black History Month

The Reverend Dr. Willie James Jennings, Yale Professor of Divinity

The legacy of Black life in the Western world, and especially in America, has been a search to secure a reality of equality that opens to a shared sense of belonging, both in terms of institutions and within nations. What does it mean for Yale University to share in that legacy as we educate future leaders?

Space is limited; please RSVP. For accessibility information, contact Michele Carpenter. Directions to Cohen Auditorium.

Speaker

Willie Jennings is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School. His books have won several prestigious awards, and he is in high demand as a speaker and lecturer. Professor Jennings teaches Christian theology, race theory, decolonial studies, and environmental studies. He is also an ordained Baptist minister.

Read more about Professor Jennings and find recordings of some of his talks on his YDS faculty bio page.

PERSPECTIVES FOR INCLUSION

Perspectives for Inclusion is a new lecture series creating insight, exploration, and reflection. Delve into the role each of us plays in creating an inclusive environment. Yale School of Medicine invites leading experts to offer a broader field of vision, and deeper understanding, of the communities we belong to and serve. Continue the conversations with guides to facilitate further consideration of the real-world ramifications for clinical practice and research.

Sponsored by the YSM Diversity Advisory Council, the YSM Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and the Yale Child Study Center