RISE3

Institute for the Liberal Arts

Program Description

Four symposia funded by the Institute for Liberal Arts and hosted by Research in Social, Economic and Environmental Equity (RISE3).Ìý Each symposium invites one scholar and one senior practitioner to interrogate the impact of the intersection of racial identity, poverty status and place on outcomes in a key area of social policy.

RISE3

Program Schedule

RISE3 Symposium: Race, Place, Poverty & OutcomesÌý



Exploring Intersectionality in Child Welfare

Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 6:00pmÌýtoÌý8:00pm

Featuring Linda Spears, Commissioner, Department of Children and Families, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, andÌýDr. Ruth McRoy, Donahue and DeFelice Professor of Social Work, ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ School of Social Work.

This is the first in a series of four symposia this year fundedÌýby the Institute for Liberal Arts and hosted by ResearchÌýin Social, Economic and Environmental Equity (RISE3).ÌýEach symposium will invite one scholar and one senior practitioner to interrogate the impact of the intersectionÌýof racial identity, poverty status and place on outcomes in a key area of social policy.

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Exploring Intersectionality in Criminal Justice

Thursday, February 7 at 6:00pmÌýtoÌý8:00pm

Join us for the second symposium this year funded by the Institute for Liberal Arts, co-sponsored by the ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ School of Social Work, and hosted by Research in Social, Economic and Environmental Equity (RISE3). Each symposium invites one scholar and one senior practitioner to interrogate the impact of the intersection of racial identity, poverty status and place on outcomes in a key area of social policy. We are proud to present Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University, Jessica Simes, and Founder, Prosecutor Impact, and former Assistant District Attorney, Juvenile Division, Adam J. Foss, in a discussion focused on Criminal Justice.

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