On September 27th, Gina Duncan from Equality Florida spoke to UT Honors students. Her presentation focused on how progress towards equality for transgender Americans has been slowed dramatically by the Trump administration.
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Honors Symposia – Alisha Gaines
On September 22nd, Dr. Alisha Gaines, Assistant Professor of English at Florida State University and author of Black for a Day: Fantasies of Race and Empathy, spoke to UT Honors students. Dr. Gaines’s presentation was arranged and sponsored by the Department of English & Writing as a Scholar’s Symposium and was co-sponsored by the HonorsContinue reading “Honors Symposia – Alisha Gaines”
Coffee Conversation – Dr. Kevin Fridy
On Friday, September 22nd, roughly 15 Honors students joined Dr. Kevin Fridy in the McKay Hall common room for a coffee conversation. In this more intimate setting, the students discussed, “How are power, privilege, and politics reflected in disaster vulnerability?” Over coffee, tea, and muffins, the students engaged in a conversation about the topic, whichContinue reading “Coffee Conversation – Dr. Kevin Fridy”