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Debate: Should Academic DEI Programs Be Abolished?
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Heather Mac Donald, a Manhattan Institute fellow, and Patanjali (Pat) Kambhampati, a chemistry professor at McGill University, are arguing in favor of the proposition. Pamela Denise Long, a freelance writer and adjunct professor at Southern Illinois University, and Karith Foster, founder of INVERSITYTM Solutions, are arguing against the proposition. Nadine Strossen, professor emerita at New York Law School and former president of the ACLU, is serving as moderator. The debate begins at 7:30 pm ET in Wong Auditorium (E51-115). Light refreshments will be served beginning at 6:30 pm in the adjoining foyer.
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Where
Wong Auditorium
70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
Speakers
Heather Mac Donald
Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the author of When Race Trumps Merit.
Patanjali (Pat) Kambhampati
Patanjali (Pat) Kambhampati is a Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry at McGill University, where he does research on ultrafast laser science and materials science.
Pamela Denise Long
Pamela Denise Long is a Newsweek contributor, adjunct faculty, CEO of Youthcentrix®, and doctoral-prepared implementation consultant for diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism.
Karith Foster
Karith Foster is the founder of INVERSITYTM Solutions and a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Specialist.
Nadine Strossen
Nadine Strossen, the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Emerita at New York Law School and past President of the American Civil Liberties Union (1991-2008), is a Senior Fellow with FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Education) and a leading expert and frequent speaker/media commentator on constitutional law and civil liberties, who has testified before Congress on multiple occasions. She serves on the advisory boards of the ACLU, Academic Freedom Alliance, Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR), Heterodox Academy, National Coalition Against Censorship, and the University of Austin.