Deputy Dean and Chief Diversity Officer Darin Latimore, MD, has announced the launch of a new lecture series, “Perspectives for Inclusion,” and encouraged the entire community to take part. The series is sponsored by the YSM Diversity Advisory Council and the YSM Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (ODEI).
The organizing committee will invite leading experts to offer a broader field of vision and deeper understanding of the communities we belong to and serve. The aim of the series is to create insight, exploration, and reflection on the role each of us plays in creating an inclusive environment.
In order to continue the conversation after each lecture, ODEI will create facilitator guides to help groups of colleagues and peers to further consider the information shared by the speaker, and its real-world ramifications for clinical practice and research.
The series launches on Tuesday, Sept. 24, with award-winning writer and historian David Blight, who will discuss his book, Yale and Slavery: A History, followed by a panel discussion.
Join us again on Friday, Oct. 4, for a lecture in celebration of Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month. Author Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez will give a talk on her book, For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color.
Watch for updates about upcoming talks from Yale historian Ned Blackhawk on his book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History, from OiYan A. Poon, author of Asian American is not a Color, and more.