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- Giving Blueday 2023
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Past Events (2020 - 2021)
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- Crafting Democratic Futures Biannual Convening: Fall 2023 Event Recap
- CSS Co-Produced Documentary Premieres at DOC NYC
- Future of Work Speaker Series: “Beyond Surveillance: Designing a Good Worker”
- The Cost of Inheritance Panel Discussion
- U-M’s Ford School and College of LSA Honor Earl Lewis
- The Cost of Inheritance Screening at The Wright
- Academic Leadership Institute hosts webinar: “Sustainability of the Current Economic Model in Higher Education”
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- In the Wake of Affirmative Action
- Center for Social Solutions Co-Produces 'The Cost of Inheritance'
- Press Release: Earl Lewis, University of Michigan, Receives the Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of American Historians
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On Sunday, September 19, Dr. Earl Lewis gave the commencement speech for the Alma College Class of 2020. The school welcomed back graduates whose in-person commencement was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Individually and collectively, members of a community or communities need not just grace, they need resilience. In a number of settings before the onset of the pandemic, and certainly since this ever-present hold, I have beseeched audiences to build and sustain grace-filled communities," Dr. Lewis began his speech. "By grace, I mean the community embraces both difference and inclusivity. In a grace-filled community, all accept the responsibility of building and improving what's there. In that sense, all see themselves as social architects of institution building. A gracefull community is framed by members with the patience to teach and the willingness to learn in and out of the classroom. Finally, a graceful community is shaped by a genuine commitment for caring about one another."
Dr. Lewis was given an honorary degree from the College.
His speech begins at 23:30:
