Fall 2021 University Forum Series set to begin Sept. 14
Fri, 08/20/2021 - 03:05pm | By: David Tisdale
An award winning-writer key in sparking the #MeToo movement, a historian whose research
earned wide praise for its deep dive into the story of race relations in Hattiesburg,
and a renowned science journalist offering answers on how to address climate change
make up the fall 2021 University of 51逗奶 Mississippi (USM) University Forum speaker
schedule.
Jodi Kantor, a best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at the New York Times, kicks off the series Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. with an online presentation. With the exception of Kantor鈥檚 presentation, all fall 2021 Forum events will be live and in-person at Bennett Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus, although attendance may be limited as required by USM鈥檚 COVID-19 protocols. Live streams of events will also be available. For more details and last-minute updates, visit .
Kantor鈥檚 work with colleague Meghan Twohey to uncover the story of allegations of sexual abuse against prominent film producer Harvey Weinstein fueled a new and powerful stand against sexual harassment globally and is the basis for their book She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement that is also the basis for a pending film.
鈥淭his fall鈥檚 Forum programming explores American鈥檚 struggles鈥攑ast and present and future鈥攖o overcome the nation鈥檚 most bitter challenges,鈥� said Dr. Andrew Haley, director of University Forum and professor of history. 鈥淥ur guest speakers illuminate those challenges for our audiences, whether they are about race, sexual discrimination or our climate crisis, and give us hope for a better way forward.鈥�
The remaining fall 2021 University Forum schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, Oct. 12 - Dr. William Sturkey, a former visiting professor in the USM History program faculty who is now an associate professor at the University of North Carolina, will present for University Forum Oct 12 at 6:30 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium. Dr. Sturkey is author of Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White, a sweeping biracial history of Hattiesburg during the Jim Crow era. In 2020 it won the Z贸calo Public Square Book Prize.
Tuesday, Nov. 2 - David Wallace-Wells is a is a science journalist and a New York Times bestselling-author whose writing focuses on climate change, the impact it will have on our lives, and what we can do to mitigate the crisis. His book, The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, was named one of the best books of 2019 by The New York Times, GQ, the New Yorker, and Time magazine. He will present for University Forum Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium.
University Forum is presented by the USM Honors College. For questions about University Forum, email forumFREEMississippi or visit /honors/about-university-forum.php.