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Meet Missouri School of Journalism Dean David D. Kurpius and
Get an Update on Aftermath of Last Fall’s Campus Protests
Lessons from Missouri: Diversity, Inclusion and the First Amendment
What happens when a news story about racial discord, university leadership and academic freedom becomes an international sensation on social media and attracts dozens of news organizations to Missouri? What did faculty and students of the world’s first journalism school learn about diversity, inclusiveness and the clash of First Amendment freedoms during the fall 2015 campus protests? Missouri School of Journalism’s new dean, plus faculty, students and alumni as well as experts on diversity and the First Amendment discuss the events, responses and plans for progress.
Thursday, March 17
6 p.m. Reception | 7 p.m. Program
529 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20045 map
Cost: Free
Sponsored by the Missouri School of Journalism
Discussion Leaders
- David Kurpius, dean, Missouri School of Journalism
- Barbara Cochran, Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Journalism, Missouri School of Journalism
- Earnest Perry, associate professor, Missouri School of Journalism
- Stacey Woelfel, director, Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism, Missouri School of Journalism
- Tim Tai, senior studying photojournalism, Missouri School of Journalism
- Morgan Young, senior/ KOMU-TV reporter, Missouri School of Journalism
- Adora Jenkins, alumna, Missouri School of Journalism, and senior vice president of external affairs, Information Technology Industry Council
- Jeffrey Herbst, president and CEO, Newseum
- Bryan Monroe, Verizon chair and professor, Temple University School of Media and Communication