Events
The Bowman Center brings together scholars from across disciplines and institutions to speak on social issues related to identity, difference, culture, representation, power, oppression, and inequality.
Events
January 17, 2024
October 31, 2023
This award winning documentary highlights the journey of faculty participating in a cluster hire initiative. By exploring the journey of these faculty members as they traverse academia, we hope to offer information on how to create effective initiatives designed to diversify faculty and improve the educational experience of college student populations.
October 11, 2023
In our highly politically polarized environment, free speech and DEI are often discussed as two separate and even opposed concepts. In this conversation, panelists will explore the misconception that DEI infringes upon free speech or enforces conformity.
May 9, 2023
Public discussions of Asian American media representation are often overdetermined by narratives of the racial injury of Hollywood stereotypes, or what Black feminist Patricia Hill Collins called “controlling images.”
May 4, 2023
In David Oh’s presentation “Whitewashing Anime Remakes: Ghost in the Shell and Dragonball Evolution,” he makes a theoretical argument for “whitewashing” as an erasure of difference that centers and makes visible White subjectivity.
April 10, 2023
The landscape of affirmative action in higher education has evolved, with an imminent Supreme Court decision drawing renewed attention. Regardless of legal outcomes, institutions must proactively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. This panel discussion provides socio-historical context and insights from leaders navigating state-level affirmative action bans.