Charmaine DM Royal on Shifting Paradigms on Genetics and Race
Sponsor(s):
Trinity College, African and African American Studies (AAAS), Biology, Division of Community Health, and Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI)
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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SOLD OUT! Crisis is a Time for Renewal, An "Independent Thinkers" Conversation with Rep. Ro Khanna
Sponsor(s):
Provost's Office, American Grand Strategy (AGS), POLIS: Center for Politics, and Sanford School of Public Policy
Monday, November 10, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Rep. Ro Khanna
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Kwanzaa Celebration
Sponsor(s):
Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, Black Student Alliance (BSA), Center for Multicultural Affairs, and National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
Tuesday, December 02, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Danita Mason-Hogans
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Black History Month Lecture: Ilyasah Shabaaz
Sponsor(s):
Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, African and African American Studies (AAAS), Center for Multicultural Affairs, and Center for Muslim Life
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ilyasah Shabaaz
Justice and the Rule of Law: The Case of Constitutional Rights and Judicial Interpretation
Sponsor(s):
Provost's Office
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Speakers: Benjamin Chavis, John Hood, Thavolia Glymph, Jeanette Doran. Moderator: Kerry Abrams.
The Republican Party Left Me: An "Independent Thinkers" Conversation with Bret Stephens
Sponsor(s):
Provost's Office, DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, and Sanford School of Public Policy
Monday, March 30, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Bret Stephens, Frank Bruni
An "Independent Thinkers" Conversation with Katherine Mangu-Ward
Sponsor(s):
Provost's Office
Monday, October 26, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Katherine Mangu-Ward, Frank Bruni
