Furthering the Conversation
Coffee & Conversation: Oct. 21, 2022
Topic: College Student Identity Formation For this week's Coffee & Conversation, we will be discussing college student identity formation at a global institute.
Coffee & Conversation: Oct. 14, 2022
Topic: How Do You Define Wellbeing? For this week's Coffee & Conversation, we'll be discussing mental health and wellbeing practices. Resources: Student health services - Behavioral medicine Student Wellbeing - Campus Resources
Coffee & Conversation: Oct. 07, 2022
Topic: The Death of Mahsa Amini in Iran For this week's Coffee & Conversation, we'll discuss the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini died in custody after she was arrested by morality police in Iran for allegedly breaching the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women. Thousands have taken to the streets to... More
Newsletter: September 2022, “New Beginnings Ahead”
Each month, we send a university-wide newsletter to all undergraduate and graduate students. To view the September 2022 email click here.
Coffee & Conversation: Sept. 30, 2022
Topic: The Outrage in Fantasy Adaptations In this week's Coffee & Conversation, we'll discuss people's outrage about Black actors being cast in fantasy adaptions like The Little Mermaid and Lord of the Rings. Suggested Reading: 1. Fear of a Black Hobbit (The Atlantic) "These fantasy adaptations are not stories set in universes where race works... More
Coffee & Conversation: Sept. 23, 2022
Topic: This weeks Coffee and Conversation will be on Beyonce's new album Renaissance, the history of dance music, her relationship to queer music communities and the ways in which she reframes understanding of authorship and ownership. "Beyoncé’s seventh solo album, “Renaissance,” is a rich tribute to the long history of Black dance music, from... More
Coffee & Conversation: Sept. 16, 2022
Topic: This week's Coffee and Conversation will be on Queen Elizabeth II "As their leaders paid homage to the queen — with the presidents of Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria among those who offered tributes and praised England’s current partnerships with their countries — residents of former colonies publicly recounted the... More
VIDEO: Respectable Book Celebration featuring Saida Grundy
On April 21, 2022, the Howard Thurman Center hosted a book celebration for Dr. Saida Grundy's forthcoming book, Respectable: Politics and Paradox of Making a Morehouse Man. Dr. Grundy was joined on stage by her beloved colleagues and two of her favorite students to discuss the concept of her book. More
Resources: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground hosted a special edition of Coffee and Conversation on Friday, May 28 to discuss the latest escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Over the course of the conversation, students in attendance recommended resources to help their peers better educate themselves on the history of... More
Coffee & Conversation: May 28, 2021
This week's Coffee & Conversation topic: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Join us on Zoom this Friday, May 28, from 3 - 5 PM EST. Passcode: 992515 "The Gaza Strip, the 140-square mile stretch of land located along the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Israel, has endured decades of protest, military operations and... More