Senior Diversity Officer’s Panel on Critical Race Theory
On February 10, 2022, the Office of the Senior Diversity Officer hosted an educational discussion on Critical Race Theory (CRT) – a body of legal scholarship and an academic movement of U.S. civil rights scholars and activists who are critically examining the intersection of race and U.S. law and challenging mainstream American approaches to racial justice. In collaboration with the Dean of Students Office, BU School of Law, Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, and BU School of Public Health, this panel approached CRT from a multidisciplinary approach to better inform and equip the next generation of leaders with a deeper understanding of complex issues and to promote constructive dialogue within the BU community and beyond.
Panelists included:
Dr. Janet Dewart Bell – Founder and President, LEAD InterGenerational Solutions, Inc.
Dr. Laura M. Jiménez – Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Dr. Craig Andrade – Associate Dean for Practice and Director of the Activist Lab; BU School of Public Health
Moderated by:
Dr. Angela Onwuachi-Willig – Dean of Ryan Roth Gallo & Ernest J. Gallo Professor of Law, BU School of Law