Alice Holloway Young, Ed.D. Diversity Series presents:
“Unintentional Intolerance, What Nice People Need to Know”
College Hour, Noon on Wednesday, Dec. 6
Warshof Conference Center, Monroe A/B
with keynote speaker Dr. Steve L. Robbins
Dr. Robbins, director of the Diversity and Inclusion Fellows Institute at Michigan State University, was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States when he was five years old. He and his mother faced many challenges during a time of heightened anti-war and anti-Vietnamese sentiment. He worked through and rose out of the challenges of poverty, discrimination and the tough streets of Los Angeles and went on to receive his B.A. in Communication with Honors from Calvin College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University.
Recently he was selected to serve on the Grand Rapids Mayor’s Commission on Civil Rights Recognition. He received the Racial Justice Unity Award from the Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver, and was named a “Champion of Diversity” by the United Way’s Project Blueprint.
In addition to presenting at numerous conferences and workshops across the nation, he writes and edits a premier weekly e-newsletter on diversity and inclusion, Inclusion Insights!, and is currently authoring a book, “Teachable Moments: Short Stories to Spark Diversity Dialogue.”
The event is sponsored by MCC’s Diversity Council. The Alice Holloway Young, Ed.D. Diversity Series recognizes the pioneering spirit and outstanding leadership of Dr. Young, a leading Rochester educator, and founding trustee and board chair emerita of Monroe Community College.
Diane M. Cecero
Chief Diversity Officer
11/07/2006 |