January 31, 2020

(In)Equality Office Hours

Join the Bedrosian Center’s newest Visiting Fellow, Ehsan Zaffar, for an informal conversation about inequality.

January 16, 2020

Lewis named 2018 USC community achievement honoree for promoting cultural competency inside classroom and beyond

By Matthew Kredell Toward the end of the spring semester, representatives from three university student organizations showed up at a class taught by USC Price School of Public Policy Professor LaVonna…

May 24, 2018

“You can hold someone accountable and hold them at the same time.”

Ashlee Marie Preston, civil rights activist, writer, speaker, and host of the excellent podcast SHOOK with Ashlee Marie Preston. Ashlee Marie has many talents, but she is, above all, a communicator. She conceived her podcast as a “platform that is intentional about unpacking the accurate narrative of not just LGBTQ people or trans people, but being intentional about creating the world in which you wish to live in.” Listen to her activism and how you can be an ally.

Stream the interview on this page, or you can download it and subscribe through ApplePodcasts, Soundcloud, or GooglePlay.

May 10, 2018

“I am a powerful agent of change. I am deliberate. And I am not afraid.”

Native American award-winning film director and producer, actor, singer/songwriter, author, and founder and CEO of multiple media organizations, humanitarian Joanelle Romero. Joanelle was born in both the artistic and activist worlds and has spent her life bringing those two realms together. Listen to Joanelle share stories about her many years’ being an artist and humanitarian, and from where she draws all the necessary strength in a climate where the Native American—and especially the Native woman—is absent from virtually all popular media.

Stream the interview here, or you can download it and subscribe through ApplePodcasts, Soundcloud, or GooglePlay.

April 27, 2018

“The question of access is about audience and participation, and being able to deliver.”

Rochelle Steiner, a curator, writer, public art producer, and Professor of Critical Studies at USC’s Roski School of Art and Design. Rochelle shares with us how her lifelong interests in the public realm, audiences, and participation brought her to curating and have since informed her career.

Stream the interview on this here and on the showpage, or download it and subscribe through ApplePodcasts, Soundcloud, or GooglePlay.

April 4, 2018

Speaking Your Truth

In this episode, LaVonna B. Lewis tells the story of this new effort, known as the Initiative on Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, and she implores us to follow the Price School’s lead in our everyday lives.

To listen to this episode of Our American Discourse, click the arrow in the player here. Or download it and subscribe through ApplePodcasts, Soundcloud, Google Play, Stitcher, or your favorite podcasting app – click the links or search “usc bedrosian.”

March 26, 2018

A Wrinkle in Time

Ava DuVernay’s spectacular film A Wrinkle in Time has met with mixed reviews. The book the film adapts is both classic and beloved and also one of the most banned books in American schools and libraries.

featuring host Jonathan Schwartz and guests Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro, Anita Dashiell-Sparks, and Eshan Zaffar.

September 29, 2017

Tag: inclusion

(In)Equality Office Hours

Trailblazer

Lewis named 2018 USC community achievement honoree for promoting cultural competency inside classroom and beyond

“I am a powerful agent of change. I am deliberate. And I am not afraid.”

A Wrinkle in Time

Thor Steingraber: “I view my role as the leader of an arts organization as being a public servant”

Maria Klawe Shares Lessons on Leadership, Governance, and Diversity

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