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Charles Green Lecture Day (Annual Sociology Event)
I'm excited to announce our upcoming annual Charles Green Lecture Day–a special event celebrating student scholarship, collaboration, and community! Featuring Professor Eman Abdelhadi, our keynote speaker.
About Professor Eman Abdelhadi:
Eman Abdelhadi is an organizer, writer and scholar. She is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, where her research focuses on gender, migration and religion. Her academic work has appeared in Social Forces, Gender & Society, the British Journal of Sociology, and other outlets. She is also a columnist at In These Times magazine and co-author of the sci-fi novel: Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072 (Common Notions Press, 2022). Abdelhadi organizes with Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine at UChicago, Scholars for Social Justice, Sociologists for Palestine, and other formations.
Here are the event details:
Thursday, May 1, starting at 11:30am
FDA Lounge - 8th Floor Hunter West
- 11:30am-12:45pm:
- "Why Sociology? Why Now? Studying Society at Hunter College in 2025" Join the Hunter sociology faculty for a conversation on the importance of sociology for understanding a changing social world, and tips on how to pursue your major or minor in sociology at Hunter. Zoom option is available for this section, please register here.
- 1:00pm-2:30pm:
- "Undergraduate Research Showcase" Come support some of our talented sociology students and learn about the research they conducted as part of their capstone seminars.
- 3:00pm-4:00pm:
- Keynote Speaker Professor Eman Abdelhadi. Join us for her talk “Palestine, Activism, and the Future of the American University”
- 4:30pm-5:30pm:
- "Student Awards and Reception"
Join us as we celebrate the achievements of our students during a special awards ceremony, followed by a reception.
