Dr. Ryan Welch, from UT’s Political Science department, presented on his research related to police militarization to the UT Honors students. Dr. Welch explained that most police officers favor militarization, though support varies in some interesting ways. In particular, white police officers and police officers who hold more racist views, are more likely to favorContinue reading “Symposium – Ryan Welch – Police Militarization”
Category Archives: Honors Symposia
Symposium: Maestro, If You Please The Radio Dramatist as Musician
Dr. Jeremy Lakoff, Professor of Instruction in English and Writing at UTampa, recently presented a symposium titled “Maestro, If You Please: The Radio Dramatist As Musician.” His talk explored the early decades of broadcasting and its intersections with modern literature, especially in representations of noise, studio spaces and professional culture. It explained how radio dramatistsContinue reading “Symposium: Maestro, If You Please The Radio Dramatist as Musician”
Coffee Conversation – How safe is our drinking water?
Dr. Kimberly Dobrinski led a Coffee Conversation discussing the safety of drinking water throughout the US. The students discussed a variety of topics, ranging from inequality in access to water to specific instances of water pollution concerns like those in Flint Michigan.