ALL EVENTS are scheduled at The Devos campus in Sneden Hall, Multi-purpose Room 108, unless specifically noted.
The Social Sciences Department is partnering with the Diversity Lecture Series to present Keynote Speaker Michele Norris who is currently a host and special correspondent for NPR. Norris served as co-host of NPR’s news magazine All Things Considered. Norris relates how intended to write a book about America’s hidden conversations about race but discovered much had been hidden from her by her family. Her parents kept the stories of racial injustice and pain to themselves because they wanted their children “to soar.” Norris suggests that silence has some rewards and many costs. She seeks to uncover and encourage real conversation around family and race.
All events are sponsored by the GRCC Social Sciences Department, the International Geographical Honor Society, and Grand Rapids Community College.
Special thanks to Dr. Gilda Gely, Provost/Executive V.P., Academic & Student Affairs, GRCC, and Dr. Laurie Chesley, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, GRCC.