A Place Made Dynamic By Differences...
From the Director | Consuela Ward
What makes us different makes us extraordinary! At Georgia Southern University, a montage of faces, voices, and experiences from a myriad of places create a cultural mosaic, each difference adding color and dimension to the campus. The Multicultural Student Center promotes the education and celebration of cultural diversity. The office seeks to retain and assist students on their journey of progression to graduation. This is done through a series of support services, programs, and activities that foster inclusion and pluralism.
Michael Eric Dyson to Speak at Southern
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Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson is a renowned scholar and cultural critic on issues of race, religion, popular culture, and contemporary issues in the African American community. Named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans, Dyson has authored sixteen books, including "Holler if You Hear Me", "Is Bill Cosby Right?", and "I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr." Professor Dyson will address our student body on Janurary 10, 2010 as part of Georgia Southern University's annual MLK Celebration.
Bell Hooks Will Address Student Body in Spring 2010
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Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by the pen name Bell Hooks is an American author, feminist, and social activist. Her writing has focused on the interconnectivity of race, class, and gender and their ability to produce and perpetuate systems of oppression and domination. She has published over thirty books and numerous scholarly and mainstream articles, appeared in several documentary films and participated in various public lectures. Primarily through a postmodern perspective, she has addressed race, class, and gender in education, art, history, sexuality, mass media and feminism. Hooks will address Georgia Southern's student body on March 25, 2010.
