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American Studies Conference 2012
Honors Projects
Dean for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
Urban Faculty Colloquium
August 10-12, 16-17, 2010
Department Conception (5/7/2003)
Department of Multicultural Life
Student Organizations
Guidelines for First-Year Students
Consortium
for Faculty Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges
Digital Commons at Macalester
Mahmoud El-Kati Distinguished Lectureship in American Studies
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Download: Conference Program
Keynote Address Featuring
Dr. Julianne Malveaux
President, Bennett College
Thursday, February 23, 6-7:30 p.m.
Alexander G. Hill Ballroom in Kagin Commons,
Macalester College
Friday, February 24, 11 a.m. - Noon Macalester Faculty Response
Weyerhaeuser Boardroom
Macalester College
Friday, February 24, Noon-1:30 p.m.
Lunchtime Discussion with Students
Weyerhaeuser Boardroom
Macalester College
 "ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE 21ST CENTURY"
This talk investigates the history
of the economic recession and its
effects on people of color, women,
and children in particular. What
have been the failures of government?
How has the economy left
behind most Americans? What are
the effects on those who are most
vulnerable?
In a recent essay, Dr. Malveaux
argues that we live in a corroded
economy: “While poverty strikes
some communities harder than
it does others, the fact is that we
have more people in poverty than
we have had since we began to
measure poverty in 1959, and we’ve
only seen poverty at this level twice
since 1965. Then, we declared a war
on poverty. Now, we seem content
to accept it.” Dr. Malveaux’s address
will consider the hard truths of the
nation’s economic failure and will
issue a call to arms for change.
Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist
and public intellectual known
for her incisive commentary on
race, gender, labor, and the economy.
As the 15th president of Bennett
College, Dr. Malveaux has been the
architect of exciting and innovative
transformations at America’s
oldest historically black college for
women. In the four short years of
her presidency, Bennett College has received a 10-year reaffirmation
of its accreditation from the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools, markedly improved
its existing facilities, embarked on
a $21 million capital improvements
program—which marked the first
major campus construction in
more than 25 years—and enjoyed
an historic enrollment high.
Dr. Malveaux’s popular writing has
appeared in numerous publications,
including Ms. Magazine, Essence
magazine, Los Angeles Times,
Charlotte Observer, and San
Francisco Examiner. Dr. Malveaux
has been a contributor to academic
life since receiving her PhD in
economics from MIT in 1980.
She received her bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in economics from
Boston College. Her latest publication
is “Surviving and Thriving: 365
Facts in Black Economic History.”
Download: Conference Program
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EVENTS
Jun. 1, 2012
Alumni of Color Reception at Reunion 2012
Join 2013 Alumni of Color Reunion committee members, alumni, faculty, and staff to share your stories about experiences at Macalester and beyond. Sponsored by the Dean for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, American Studies Department, the Department of Multicultural Life, and Alumni Relations.
A discussion about the 2013 Alumni of Color Reunion will be held at 5 p.m. in the Cultural House prior to the Alumni of Color Reception.
What programming and activities should take place at next year’s Alumni of Color reunion? Share your thoughts and ideas with members of the 2013 Alumni of Color Reunion planning committee, faculty, and the Alumni Office. Add your voice to a discussion that will help us shape a meaningful reunion celebration and generate synergy around diversity and multiculturalism for generations of alumni.
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