Tuesday, April 28 @ 4pm: AMCAS Workshop
If you will be applying to medical school this summer or fall, this workshop will cover all of the aspects of your AMCAS application. We will have plenty of time for your questions so that you can hit the ground running when you start your application. (221 Love Library South)
Thursday, April 30 @ 12pm: Health Equity Grand Rounds: Deadric Williams: “Systemic Racism and the Three M’s of Racial Inequality: Implications for Health Disparities”
Deadric Williams, PhD, will join us for our April Grand Rounds to discuss “Systemic Racism and the Three M’s of Racial Inequality: Implications for Health Disparities.” Dr. Williams is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Increased attention has been given to structural racism as a central mechanism perpetuating health disparities in the United States. Dr. Williams builds on this emerging research by proposing a new conceptual model for studying Black-White inequality: The Three M’s (The Making, Manifestation, and Maintenance) of Racial Inequality. His key argument is that the creation of socio-historical and political categories-specifically “race”-set in motion a mutually sustaining process of structural anti-Blackness and the preservation of Whiteness. These forces operate like interlocking gears that ensure the persistence of racial inequality. In this talk, Dr. Williams will focus on the four mechanisms that function as the metaphorical lubricant that ensures the gears spin perpetually. This entire process is shrouded in racial mystification that makes these socio-historical and political constructs (i.e., racial categories) and racial health disparities seem natural and inevitable. This event is FREE and open to the public. Register here for the Zoom link: https://ow.ly/hIo950Yj0tT
Saturday, May 2 @ 2pm: Teach In: History of Queer Spaces in Lincoln with OutNebraska
OutNebraska’s community organizer Bailee Martin leads this teach-in examining Lincoln’s queer spaces, their connections with the local art community, and the ways these spaces have evolved over time. The program also considers how acceptance and inclusivity have shaped the development of Lincoln’s contemporary queer environments. This teach-in is presented as part of the public programming for the exhibition “Hyphen American: Intersections of Identity.” This teach-in is free and open to everyone 16 years and older. Space is limited, and registration is required.
https://sheldonartmuseum.doubleknot.com/event/teach-in-history-of-queer-spaces-in-lincoln-with-outnebraska/3132509 (Sheldon Museum of Art)