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SIU Faculty, staff and students are invited to a live virtual discussion on Wednesday October 20, to look for solutions to racism

On Wednesday, October 20 2021, a panel from SIU will be brainstorming on ways to make all campuses more inclusive in a live virtual discussion called "Perspectives on Creating an Antiracist System." Over the past several years all State University Employees and students have taken mandatory anti-racist training online, by themselves.

But one of the panel's experts says, what could be even more productive, in terms of results, is to maybe have in-person discussions on race and inclusivity. Rose Moroz is the Assistant Dean of the Graduate School at SIU-C.

"As a former teacher, I've found that sharing and discussing with others is one of the most useful ways to really truly learn. And I think there's a lot of learning that needs to be involved if we are going to move towards more anti-racist on campus. We have to be able to, recognize other people's struggles when they are different from our own."

The live virtual discussion starts at 12Noon and questions can be submitted by e-mailing them to pkeith@siu.edu

Kevin Boucher is a retired broadcaster. Most recently he was a news reporter for WSIU radio. He grew up watching nature programs including Mutual of Omaha’s wild kingdom and the many Jacques Cousteau specials which sparked his passion with nature. Kevin also is an avid hiker and loves seeing and writing stories about the many fascinating plants and animals we share our planet with. Kevin is married and has lived in Murphysboro since 1976, after living in many places, including Japan, as the son of a Navy officer.


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