Third Space Speaker Series Next Week
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Feature by: Dr. John Johnson, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
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The Third Space Speaker Series continues later this month with two additional outstanding scholars. On Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in Maxey Auditorium we will be joined by Dr. Alma Itzé Flores and Dr. April Warren-Grice. (Flyer attached.)
Warren-Grice holds a Ph.D. in Education Policy Studies from the University of Illinois and is the founder of Liberated Genius, an education consultancy that works with schools, districts and institutions of higher education to operationalize equity, justice and wellness. As Warren-Grice explains, “I created Liberated Genius to help organizations start from the premise that Black and Brown students are geniuses.” Warren-Grice has served as an Equity Scholar with the Pitt School of Education and recently worked with the Remake Learning network on a project focused on “Shifting Power in Educational Research and Development.” Some of Warren-Grice’s work can be sampled here.
Flores is a Chicana feminist teacher-scholar who earned her Ph.D. in Race and Ethnic Studies in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research examines the educational pathways of Chicana/Latina first-generation college students, Chicana/Latina mothers, in particular mother-daughter pedagogies, and the development and analysis of Chicana/Latina feminist pedagogies and research methodologies. Flores has also applied critical race theory in education to examine the impact of “microaggressions” on students and scholars of color in higher education. Some of Flores’ work can be sampled here.
I hope you will join us for a dynamic and thought-provoking conversation.
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Religion Professor Publishes International Journal Article
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion Francesca Chubb-Confer published a peer-reviewed journal article, “Iqbal’s Falcons and Nightingales: Metaphor, Modernity, and the Poetics of Islam in South Asia,” for a special “Reorienting Islamic Studies” issue of the International Journal of Islam in Asia. The special issue seeks to rectify the colonial and Orientalist legacies in Islamic studies that still tend to overlook Islam in Asia (where the majority of the world’s Muslims live) in favor of a supposedly normative and authentic Islam defined as Middle Eastern or Arabian. Chubb-Confer’s article approaches this question through the South Asian context, examining Persian and Urdu poetry by the reformer Muhammad Iqbal to demonstrate how particular metaphors for selfhood express the uncertainties Muslim communities experienced regarding the legacies of tradition and the new demands of late-colonial modernity.
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Stevens Gallery Exhibit on Queer Life in Walla Walla
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LGBTQIA+ Student Services is pleased to announce that a new exhibit is now open in Stevens Gallery at Reid Campus Center. “Sweeter Than the Onions: Narratives of Resilience in Walla Walla’s Queer Community,” created by David Nord Award recipient and Assistant Director for Career Readiness & Employer Engagement Nikki Brueggeman with Holly VanVoorhis ’26 and Abby Main ’24, explores how queer people have thrived and contributed to the Walla Walla Valley. (Flyer attached.)
An exhibition presentation and reception will also be held on Wednesday, May 1 at 6 p.m. in Reid G02.
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Whitman African Students Association and Whitman Events Board will host the annual “Taste of Africa” event on Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. All are welcome at this celebration of music, dance, fashion and food from the African continent. (Flyer attached.)
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Nuclear and Environmental Justice Film Tomorrow
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As a part of the statewide Tax Day to Earth Day Events organized by Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition, Whitman Climate Justice Coalition will screen the film “Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1” on Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center basement (RSVP). The film chronicles testing the U.S. government did on the Marshall Islands following the nuclear fallout from the testing that occurred there. Snacks will be provided as well as supplies for making posters for Earth Day on Monday, April 22. (Flyer attached.)
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Tri-College Community Day on Sunday
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Students from Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla University and Whitman College, along with many other community members will come together for the annual Tri-College Community Day on Sunday, April 21 from noon–4 p.m. Sign up in advance for a variety of community service projects. The event begins and ends at Fort Walla Walla and lunch will be provided. Carpooling options are also available. (Flyer attached.)
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The annual duck scavenger hunt is back! Rubber ducks will be hidden all over campus Monday, April 22–Thursday, April 25. If you find a duck, bring it to the Student Activities Office (Reid 202) to claim a prize!
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Memorial Building, Room 208
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Cleveland Commons, South Corner
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Reid Campus Center, Room 209
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Reid Campus Center, Entrance
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Reid Campus Center, Basement
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McNary National Wildlife Refuge
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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