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).听 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 & Outcomes听



Exploring Intersectionality in Child Welfare

Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 6:00pm听to听8:00pm

Featuring Linda Spears, Commissioner, Department of Children and Families, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and听Dr. Ruth McRoy, Donahue and DeFelice Professor of Social Work, Boston College School of Social Work.

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


Exploring Intersectionality in Criminal Justice

Thursday, February 7 at 6:00pm听to听8:00pm

Join us for the second symposium this year funded by the Institute for Liberal Arts, co-sponsored by the 热点爆料入口 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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