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Kraft Program Series: The Language of Race in America

Date: February 20, 2008 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm EST
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus Low Memorial Library Rotunda
This panel will focus on what is not being said in today's society about issues of race and the future of diversity. The discussion will cover racial terms and symbols, dynamics of the presidential election, and public policy issues.

Moderator:


Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University

Panelists:

Kimberle Crenshaw, Professor of Law, Columbia University and UCLA

Rodolfo O. de la Garza, Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science, Columbia University and Vice President, Tomás Rivera Policy Institute

Ira I. Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University

Robert G. O'Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University and Founder, Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies

Sandhya R. Shukla, Conrad Lung Associate Professor of Asian-American Studies, Columbia University

This program is sponsored by The Kraft Family Fund for Interfaith and Intercultural Awareness.

You may also visit our gallery to watch the full video broadcast of the event.
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Professor Kimberle Crenshaw participates in the Kraft Program, “The Language of Race in America” on February 20, 2008, moderated by President Lee C. Bollinger.

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Professor Robert O’Meally (left) discusses race in America with Professor Ira Katznelson (right) and other panelists on February 20, 2008.

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Professor Rodolfo de la Garza addresses the audience gathered in the Low Memorial Library Rotunda.


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