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  Imagining a More Just Future

  Walidah Imarisha, Grace L. Dillon, and Kai Hang Cheang

  1-14-2021

  Our panelists explore alternative futures through Black, Indigenous and queer perspectives.

  Panelists:

  • Walidah Imarisha, assistant professor, Black Studies
  • Grace Dillon, professor, Indigenous Nations Studies
  • Kai Cheang, visiting scholar, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

  The @ This Moment series provides a space for our researchers to share their work with the community and help provide context for better understanding and responding to this moment in history.

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  Diversity in the Workplace

  Todd N. Rosenstiel, Maura Kelly, Larry R. Martinez, and Kelly Hamilton

  12-3-2020

  Our panelists explore diversity and inclusion in the workplace, from diversifying the construction trades to reducing discrimination and harassment in the workplace and empowering "ally" employees.

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  Portland's Past, Present, and Possibility

  Todd Rosenstiel, Ed Washington, Lisa Bates, and Roberta Hunte

  11-12-2020

  Panelists explore the legacies of racism and oppression in Portland, including life in Vanport, gentrification and displacement, and inequities in education.

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  Reset PSU

  Todd Rosenstiel; Ame Lambert; Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.; Angela Canton; and Vicki Reitenauer

  10-1-2020

  Our panelists explore how PSU can reset the narrative in a time of national reckoning around issues of race.

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  Inequities and Opportunities

  Todd N. Rosenstiel; Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.; Idowu Ajibade; Alexander Sager; and Jose Coll

  6-4-2020

  Panelists talk about concrete steps to dismantle systemic racism. Toxic seeds were planted four hundred years ago, and at this moment, we need to acknowledge that this is a particularly traumatic and enraging time for students, faculty, and staff of color at Portland State University and beyond, and we together have a responsibility to accelerate us toward an equitable future.

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  Telehealth, Tele-Happy Hours, Tele-Everything

  Todd N. Rosenstiel, Megann McGill, John Hellermann, and Steven L. Thorne

  5-28-2020

  Panelists talk about how they are making telepractice work through collaboration, exploring the impacts of physical distancing as a result of COVID-19, scaling up this service across disciplines and boundaries. Speakers consider how the personal and professional intersect and how informal interactions among educators is happening in virtual settings.

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  Pandemics in History

  Todd N. Rosenstiel, Gina Greco, Natan Meir, and Friedrich Schuler

  5-20-2020

  Panelists examine texts and historical events, trying to uncover what the people were thinking at the time, and assessing the literary, social, and historic meaning, studying concepts such as the struggle between public duty and private devotion, how minorities are marginalized and ostracized, and how quarantine affects the poor, the wealthy, and the spread of disease - from the 12th to the 19th centuries in France, Germany, and the United States.

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  COVID and Climate

  Todd N. Rosenstiel, Paul Loikith, Sahan Dissanayake, and Rose A. Graves

  5-14-2020

  Panelists help us think about the affects of COVID on climate change; discussing ways in which the global pandemic is changing the way we can approach and address the climate crisis.

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  Staying at Home

  Todd N. Rosenstiel, Charlotte Fritz, Dara Shifrer, and Cynthia Mohr

  5-7-2020

  Panelists discuss the intersection of work/non-work lives, the effect of inequalities outside of schools on educational outcomes, and how COVID-19 affects interpersonal relationships.

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  COVID Conversations

  Todd N. Rosenstiel, Kenneth M. Stedman, Brooke Napier, and Lynne C. Messer

  4-30-2020

  Todd Rosenstiel - Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs - introduces the first in a series of webinars hosted by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This video showcases a conversation with a panel of three experts who discuss the affects of COVID-19 on their work. It is the first recording in a series of six.