STCC to host Dorothy Roberts, author, social justice advocate during Women’s History Month
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Springfield Technical Community College celebrates Women’s History Month with speaker Dorothy Roberts, an author, law professor and social justice advocate who will present on race-based medicine.
Roberts will speak Thursday, March 30, 11 a.m.-noon, at the Scibelli Hall Theater in Building 2. The event is free and open to the public. STCC is highlighting Women’s History Month with speakers and other events on campus during March.
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Dorothy Roberts
An in-demand speaker, Roberts’ TED talk on race-based medicine drew over 1.5 million views. Her new book, “Torn Apart” examines racism and the child welfare system in the United States.
She will discuss issues raised in her 1997 book “Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty.”
The STEM Center at STCC, which offers services and academic support for all students taking STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) classes, is presenting the event.
Marlene Johnson, Title V STEM Grant Project Director/STEM Center Director and the STEM Center Staff, said, “We are excited to host Dorothy Roberts at STCC. Hearing the incredibly powerful words of Dorothy Roberts in person is an opportunity you won’t want to miss.”
Roberts is the 14th Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor and George A. Weiss University Professor of Law & Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2022, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
She has joint appointments in the Departments of Africana Studies and Sociology and the Law School, where she is the inaugural Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. She is also the founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society.
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About Springfield Technical Community College
STCC, the Commonwealth's only technical community college, continues the pioneering legacy of the Springfield Armory with comprehensive and technical education in manufacturing, STEM, healthcare, business, social services, and the liberal arts. STCC's highly regarded workforce, certificate, degree, and transfer programs are the most affordable in Springfield and provide unequaled opportunity for the vitality of Western Massachusetts. Founded in 1967, the college – a designated Hispanic Serving Institution – seeks to close achievement gaps among students who traditionally face societal barriers. STCC supports students as they transform their lives through intellectual, cultural, and economic engagement while becoming thoughtful, committed and socially responsible graduates.
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