ISCORE Keynote Address

Barbara Love

Friday, 04 Mar 2016 at 12:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union

Barbara Love is Professor Emerti of Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and speaks widely on how institutions deal with multicultural organizational development and social change. Love is a former teacher with an academic background in history and political science and has worked closely with schools and school systems throughout the United States and abroad. She also consults internationally on empowerment of women, and has published on such issues as internalized racism, self-knowledge for social justice educators, building alliances for change, and black identity development. The 2016 Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity, ISCORE, Keynote Address
Listen to the morning address here.

ISCORE is a comprehensive forum on issues of race and ethnicity at Iowa State and beyond. Students, staff and faculty will provide concurrent sessions, and Luis Rico-Gutierrez, dean of the College of Design, will provide the 9:00am morning address. ISCORE will be held March 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., in the Memorial Union.

Registration is free and open to the university community.

New this year!
A pre-conference will be held on Thursday, March 3, 11:30am - 5pm in the Memorial Union Sun Room. The workshop and sessions will provide a structured environment to enhance understanding and sensitivity to cultural differences. Many of the sessions will focus on providing tools to improve interactions and create inclusive workspaces. Dr. Heather Hackman will be the featured presenter and facilitator.
The pre-conference is open to university employees. Registration is required.

Cosponsored By:
  • ISCORE
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.

Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.

Lecture Etiquette

  • Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
  • Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
  • Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
  • Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.