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Join Pitt Law's Office of Equity and Inclusive Excellence in Room 113 on Thurs., Nov. 11 from 1-2 p.m. for "The Race and Identity Panel."  This panel will explore several questions, including who decides who is in a racial-political group and who is not; what it means to identify as a member of a particular racial-political group; who decides that meaning; and who determines what is and is not pejorative to a racial-political group.

Featured panelists include:

  • Mohammed Bamyeh (Chair of the Board of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) and Pitt Professor of Sociology 
  • James Pasch (Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League in Cleveland) 
  • Michele Reid-Vazquez (Associate Professor in Pitt's Department of Africana Studies) 
  • SpearIt (Pitt Law Professor)

Student moderators include: 

  • Spencer Coolidge (JD '22) 
  • Amira Montasser El Sawi (JD '23) 
  • Veronica Vivero-Condon (JD '23) 

Event Details

Please let us know if you require an accommodation in order to participate in this event. Accommodations may include live captioning, ASL interpreters, and/or captioned media and accessible documents from recorded events. At least 5 days in advance is recommended.

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