Forum following cotton incident to address difficulty discussing race

March 9, 2010 | 5:12 p.m. CST

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