This schedule is tentative and subject to change. The finalized program will be published in early fall.
Sunday, October 13
Arrival & Accommodation for Consortium Members: Hilton Birmingham Downtown at UAB
Dinner for EC: 6:00 pm at Hilton
Monday, October 14
Location: Heritage Hall 500 (except for Keynote Lecture)
Note: Monday morning and early afternoon is for Consortium members only
Time | Program |
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8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. | Welcome: Tina Kempin Reuter, UAB Institute for Human Rights |
9:15 a.m. | Introductions: All members give short, informal 3-minute elevator presentation on their centers |
10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
10:30 a.m. | Discussion: Challenges facing our centers today Facilitators: Sandra Alfers, Professor of German and Director of The Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity, Western Washington University, Consortium Member |
11:30 a.m. | Consortium Member Meeting Facilitators:
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12:30 p.m. | Lunch and networking |
1:30 p.m. | Workshops Budgeting and fundraising (private donors) - Kathy Libal, Associate Professor and Director of the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut, Consortium Treasurer |
2:00 p.m. |
Public programming and growth after COVID - Laura Cohen, Executive Director of the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center, Queensborough Community College, CUNY, Consortium Member; Heather Huggins, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Theatre, & Media Production, Queensborough Community College, CUNY |
2:30 p.m. |
Facilitating research and leveraging grant funding - Tina Kempin Reuter, Professor and Director of the Institute for Human Rights, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Consortium Member |
3:00 p.m. |
Working with community partners - Steven Carr, Professor of Communication and Director of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Consortium Secretary |
3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break and end of member only program |
Start public program: UAB Alumni House
Time | Program |
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4:00 p.m. | Welcome: Dean Kecia Thomas, UAB College of Arts and Sciences Introduction: Tina Kempin Reuter, Professor and Director of the Institute for Human Rights, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Consortium Member Keynote: Catherine Coleman Flowers, founding director of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice (formerly the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise) Topic: Human Rights, Environmental Justice, Race, Climate Change, Rural Communities |
6:00 p.m. | Dinner for conference attendees and sponsors with Catherine Coleman Flowers |
Tuesday, October 15
Location: Heritage Hall 500
Time | Program |
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8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. | Panel 1: Facilitating civil discourse on campus in polarized times Moderator: David Simon, Senior Lecturer and Assistant Dean for Graduate Education at the Jackson School for Global Affairs and Director of Genocide Studies Program, Yale University, Consortium Member Speakers:
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10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
10:30 a.m. | Panel 2: Understanding Shared Histories: Navigating Campus Experiences and Perspectives Facilitator: Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter, Professor and Director of the Institute for Human Rights, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Consortium Member Speakers:
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12:00 p.m. | Lunch (with display of recent book publications) |
1:30 p.m. | Discussion: What responsibility do HEC have to combat hate and foster belonging on campus? How can we move forward? Facilitators: Chad Gibbs, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Zucker/Goldberg Center for Holocaust Studies, College of Charleston, Consortium Member |
3:00 p.m. | Wrap up |
4:00 p.m. | Tour of Birmingham Civil Rights Institute |
6:00 p.m. | Dinner at Hilton |
Wednesday, October 16
OPTIONAL Group Field Trip
Time | Program |
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8:30 a.m. | Meet at Hilton for transport to Montgomery |
10:00 a.m. | The Legacy Museum and Freedom Monument Sculpture Park |
12:30 p.m. | Lunch and discussion with Southern Poverty Law Center |
2:00 p.m. | Visit to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice (Lynching Memorial) |
3:30 p.m. | Return to Birmingham, arrive back at hotel around 5:00 PM |