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<\/p>\nThe\u00a0Environmental Citizenship Speaker Series<\/i>\u00a0is an ongoing opportunity to engage the entire St. Mary\u2019s College community in a sustained conversation about nature, national identity, and how stewardship shapes our individual and collective beliefs, attitudes, and actions in the public sphere. How does nature fit into our conceptions of citizenship? In what ways do communities cultivate attitudes and aptitudes aimed at moving society toward a more environmentally, socially, and economically just path? What is the role of science and the liberal arts in shaping human-nature interactions? Since environmental stewardship is central to the school\u2019s mission and values, it is essential we explore publicly how it connects with and underscores central tenets of liberal arts education; namely, cultivating civic responsibility and leadership potential through critical and creative dialogue across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.<\/p>\n
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Thursday, April 19, 2018<\/em> Free and Open to the Public<\/em><\/p>\n In his presentation, \u201c\u2019Alexa: Am I Racist?\u2019: Social Science Meets Tech in the Internet Age,\u201d cultural anthropologist and educational technology entrepreneur Michael Baran will explore the intersection of innovative smartphone apps with deep, ethnographic research for social change. As President and CEO of Interactive Diversity Solutions, he consults for businesses, universities and non-profits on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, often incorporating digital tools he creates as part of a blended approach. His digital program \u201c(Don\u2019t) Guess My Race\u201d was recently selected as one of the top 100 most inspiring innovations in education globally by the Finland-based education group hundrED.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dr. Baran\u2019s presentation is part of the Environmental Citizenship Speaker Series, which asks critical, cross-disciplinary questions about stewardship and the public sphere, inviting experts and practitioners to campus to share insights, foster dialogue, and inspire action. Series co-sponsors: Environmental Studies Program<\/a>, The Lecture & Fine Arts Committee, the Associate Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, , the Center for the Study of Democracy, and the Departments of Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Psychology, Political Science, Philosophy and Religious Studies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The\u00a0Environmental Citizenship Speaker Series\u00a0is an ongoing opportunity to engage the entire St. Mary\u2019s College community in a sustained conversation about nature, national identity, and how stewardship shapes our individual and collective beliefs, attitudes, and actions in the public sphere. How does nature fit into our conceptions of citizenship? In what ways do communities cultivate attitudes Find out more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"special-event-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-4367","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11242,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4367\/revisions\/11242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n Library 321<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMichael Baran is a cultural anthropologist with more than twenty years of experience conducting ethnographic research for social change on a variety of issues, including race and identity, racial disparities in education, violence against children, healthy housing, environmental health, human services, criminal justice reform, immigration reform, climate change, and early childhood development.
\nCurrently a Principal Researcher at the American Institutes for Research, he manages several research-to-practice projects in which deep ethnographic cultural research is used to inform strategic messaging campaigns, outreach and interventions on a wide range of topics.<\/p>\n