African American students, faculty, and staff – share your stories to be a part of this commemorative video project to capture the voices of change in 2020. Please submit your stories by Thursday, June 18th at 12 pm, Noon.
Dr. Julia Cummiskey on COVID-19: It’s Time to Invest in Public Health Infrastructure
Dr. Julia Cummiskey, assistant professor of history, is currently completing a post-doctoral fellowship in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of the History of Medicine. Dr. Cummiskey authored the below article as part of a series on “A Historical Guide to Pandemic Responses,” published by the JHU Department of the History of Medicine.
Highlights from Workshop on the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
See student reactions and highlights from the simulation workshop that showed the impact of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment between 1932-1972 and taught students about racism in the medical profession.
*POSTPONED* Event on the Kurds 3/19
THE KURDS: A Discussion with Dara Aziz, Tennessee Kurdish Community Council, March 19, 2020, 4:00-5:30, UC Signal Mountain Room
The Eric Morse Story – Event on 2/13
The Eric Morse Story: Race, Poverty, and the Criminalization of Black Youth; Dr. Susan Eckelmann Berghel; Thursday, February 13, 2020, 5:00 pm