Spring 2009: Champions of Human Rights and Social Justice
The Spring 2009 Culture Corner feature the biographies of people who made a difference and helped bridge the gaps in social justice, diversity,tolerance, and civil rights.
Additional Resources
- Eleanor Roosevelt: Transformative First Lady (E807.1 .B43 2010)
- The Harvey Milk Interviews: In His Own Words (F869.S353 M5465 2012)
- Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin (E185.97 .R93 D46 2003)
- Pioneers of Human Rights (JC571 .P55 2005)
- Rigoberta Menchú: Defending Human Rights in Guatemala (F1465.2.Q5 M3884 1999)
Fall 2009 – Life of the Mind: The Glass Castle: A Memoir
To support the 2007 Life of the Mind selection The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls’ memoir of growing up in a nomadic family that struggled financially, the Diversity Committee presents library resources on poverty.
Speci
al Events
Speakers
- Jeannette Walls – August 18 @ 11:00 in Cox Auditorium (Alumni Memorial Building)
Press Release
Archived Talk (Video)