RISE3
Institute for the Liberal Arts
Program Description
Four symposia funded by the Institute for Liberal Arts and hosted by Research in Social, Economic and Environmental Equity (RISE3). Each symposium invites one scholar and one senior practitioner to interrogate the impact of the intersection of racial identity, poverty status and place on outcomes in a key area of social policy.
Program Schedule
RISE3 Symposium: Race, Place, Poverty & Outcomes
Exploring Intersectionality in Child Welfare
Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Featuring Linda Spears, Commissioner, Department of Children and Families, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Dr. Ruth McRoy, Donahue and DeFelice Professor of Social Work, Boston College School of Social Work.
This is the first in a series of four symposia this year funded by the Institute for Liberal Arts and hosted by Research in Social, Economic and Environmental Equity (RISE3). Each symposium will invite one scholar and one senior practitioner to interrogate the impact of the intersection of racial identity, poverty status and place on outcomes in a key area of social policy.
Exploring Intersectionality in Criminal Justice
Thursday, February 7 at 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join us for the second symposium this year funded by the Institute for Liberal Arts, co-sponsored by the BC School of Social Work, and hosted by Research in Social, Economic and Environmental Equity (RISE3). Each symposium invites one scholar and one senior practitioner to interrogate the impact of the intersection of racial identity, poverty status and place on outcomes in a key area of social policy. We are proud to present Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University, Jessica Simes, and Founder, Prosecutor Impact, and former Assistant District Attorney, Juvenile Division, Adam J. Foss, in a discussion focused on Criminal Justice.
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