How is the Boston University community helping mitigate racial inequity in Boston? Join us on Wednesday, October 26th from 4pm-5:30pm for the second event in our Racial Equity series, Reducing Disparities and Promoting Well-Being in Boston: The Role of the BU Community. Featuring program leaders from across the University, The Role of the BU Community will highlight a broad array of University activities designed to support vulnerable populations, close achievement gaps and promote community well-being. This discussion will shed light on some of the many contributions made by and roles played by BU’s faculty, students and staff in the Boston region.

Presentations will include:

• Joanna Brown – Project Manager, Activist Lab, School of Public Health
• Michael Dennehy – Director of College Access and Completion, School of Education
• Zachary Hobbs – Director, Community Service Center
• Kathy Lituri – Oral Health Promotion Director and Clinical Instructor, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
• Associate Dean Peggy Maisel – Associate Dean of Experiential Education; Director, Clinical Law Programs; and Clinical Law Professor, School of Law
• Professor Danielle Rousseau – Faculty Coordinator, Prison Education Program and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan College
• Lauren Sneider – Program Manager, Criminal Justice Diversion Program, Boston Medical Center
• Trudy Zimmerman – Assistant Dean for Field Education and Director, Dual Degree Program in Social Work & Education, School of Social Work

This is the second in a series of conversations on race and racial equity hosted by the Initiative on Cities. You can catch up on the series’ first installment, What’s BU Learning?, by visiting the event’s recap page. We look forward to seeing you on October 26th. Registration for this event is currently closed.