Forum following cotton incident to address difficulty discussing race

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | 5:12 p.m. CST; updated 5:26 p.m. CST, Tuesday, March 9, 2010

BY Katy Bergen

Who: The Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative and Difficult Dialogues

What: Courageous Conversations about the Black Culture Center Incident: Moving Forward

Where: Life Sciences Center (1201 Rollins St.), Monsanto Auditorium

When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday

Why:

To discuss differing reactions to the cotton balls scattered at the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center
To explore different perspectives on the incident
To discover why it's so difficult to talk about race

Call: The Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative at 882-5838

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