Red Talks

Uncommon Voices on Topics That Matter.

  1. Office of Diversity and Inclusion
  2. ODI Programs
  3. Red Talks
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About Red Talks

Red Talks is a speaker series featuring intersectional voices on a range of topics under the umbrella of inclusive excellence at 91探花. Led by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in partnership with the Office of the Provost, the series aims to elevate faculty voices at 91探花 across disciplines, as well as the voices of prominent thought leaders in the broader community. Each season of Red Talks features a different theme or emphasis. 

 

Red Talks

Some favorite moments from Red Talks.

  • Four students speaking on a stage.
  • Brooke Coleman speaking on a stage.
  • Sharon Suh speaking on a stage.
  • Dean Spade speaking on a stage.
  • A t-shirt that says Red Talks on it

Red Talks Throughout The Years

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Season 6: Curiosity and Connection Across Difference

Season 6 of Red Talks provided a forum to focus our attention on the role of curiosity in building bridges, cultivating respect for diverse perspective, and educating future leaders for impact.

  • Winter 2025: Professor Quinton Morris, DMA ( / )
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Season 5: Educating for an Inclusive Democracy

Season 5 of Red Talks provided a forum to focus our attention on the role of education in fostering civic engagement, critical thinking, and respect for diverse perspectives.

  • Fall 2024: Professor Charles Tung, Ph.D. (/ )
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Season 4: The Three Great Challenges: Amplifying our Jesuit, Catholic Identity where Innovation Meets Humanity

Season 4 of Red Talks provided a forum to discuss complex realities at the intersection of innovation and humanity. The season focused on the three challenges outlined in Reigniting our Strategic Directions: sustainability and climate change; racial injustice and widening economic inequity; and rapid technological change and its societal and economic impacts.

  • Spring 2024: Professor Jeanette Rodriguez, Ph.D. ( / )
  • Winter 2024: Professor Charisse Cowan Pitre, Ph.D. ( / )
  • Fall 2023: Professor Onur Bakiner, Ph.D. ( / )
Audience at Sharon Suh's red talk

Season 3: "Freedom Dreaming" - Intersectional Voices on Collective Liberation

Season 3 of Red Talks provided a forum to explore what it means to empower community, nurture radical inclusion, and imagine transformation.

  • Winter 2023: Professor Sharon Suh, Ph.D. ( / )
  • Fall 2022: Professor Dean Spade, J.D. ( / )
Alvin Sturdivant speaking on a stage.

Season 2: Historically Marginalized Male Voices At The Intersection

Season 2 of Red Talks provided a forum for exploring historically marginalized male voices. 

  • Fall 2019: Alvin Sturdivant, Ed.D. ( / )
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Season 1: Women's Voices At The Intersection

The inaugural season of Red Talks provided a forum for exploring women’s leadership.

  • Spring 2019: Professor Rosa Joshi, MFA ( / )
  • Winter 2019: Professor Holly Ferraro, Ph.D. ( / )
  • Fall 2018: Professor Brooke Coleman, J.D. ()
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Red Talks: Student Edition

This edition of Red Talks, held in Spring 2019, amplified student voices on important topics.

  • Red Talk - Student Edition (/ )