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Pleasantville

Prepare

Faculty Workshops

Select faculty will participate in localized departmental professional development workshops to discuss and plan how they will incorporate ORIGIN and Caste themes into one or more of their Spring courses. Each department received a preparation package with resources and materials to prepare for classroom implementation. Course application can include the following:

  • Incorporate ORIGIN and Caste themes into one of your lesson plans.
  • Discuss how your lesson/course relates to casteism.
  • Implement required reading of Caste.
  • Incentivize students to attend Days of ORIGIN programming.

If you are faculty interested in classroom implementation, please contact diversity@pace.edu.

Pleasantville Volunteer Fair

Wednesday, February 5 | 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Kessel Student Center, Floor 1

Are you looking for a community partner for a course, internship, philanthropy, or community service? Meet nonprofits in our neighborhood looking for you.

Come visit the Office of Multicultural Affairs table to learn about their initiatives and Days of ORIGIN!

Engage

ORIGIN Film Screening at the Jacob Burns Film Center

Monday, March 10 | 6:00 p.m.
Jacob Burns Film Center (Pleasantville, NY)

In partnership with the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), Pace University's Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is excited to host a film screening of ORIGIN for our Westchester campuses and community partners. Faculty, staff, students, and select community partners are invited to an in-person viewing that will kick-off the week of main events for Days of ORIGIN. Reception to Follow. Shuttle Available from PLV Campus - seats are limited.

How to Claim Your Free Ticket | First Come First Serve

  1. Pay $5.00 cash to claim your ticket by Thursday, March 6.
  2. Get your $5.00 back when you check in at the film screening on Monday, March 10.

Ticket Claim Information for Each Campus

Pleasantville
Asha Kadir at akadir@pace.edu

  • Wednesday, February 26 | 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at the Wellbeing Fair OSIW Table, Gottesman
  • Thursday, February 27 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Elm 133B
  • Monday, March 3 and Wednesday, March 5 | 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. in Elm 133B

New York City
Shawna Mott at smott@pace.edu
41 Park Row, Room 1406

  • Thursday, February 27 | 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 4 | 10:30 a.m–1:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, March 5 | 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Caste: How the Hierarchy We Have Inherited Restricts Our Humanity with Isabel Wilkerson

Thursday, March 13 | 3:25 p.m.–4:25 p.m.
Zoom
Register for Caste: How the Hierarchy We Have Inherited Restricts Our Humanity with Isabel Wilkerson

Isabel Wilkerson is the barrier-breaking author of the New York Times bestsellers The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, whose courage and conviction have cemented her as one of the most important narrative nonfiction writers of our time.

Caste: How the Hierarchy We Have Inherited Restricts Our Humanity Beyond race and class lies a powerful caste system that influences people’s lives, behavior, and the nation’s fate. In a powerful talk that forces audiences to reimagine America’s past and present, Wilkerson spotlights the insidious undertow of caste and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture, politics, and everyday lives. She explores the pillars that underlie caste systems across civilization, underscoring these shadow structures with immersive, deeply researched narratives, before pointing to how America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions toward hope in our common humanity.

Recording of this event is not permitted. For more information on this Speaker please visit the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau website.

Interested in asking Ms. Wilkerson a question? Submit your question!

Purchase Caste

Pleasantville Employee Development Day

Thursday, March 13

This event is only for faculty and staff. Stay tuned for more information.

Reflect and Connect

Stay tuned for more information about Reflect and Connect events in Pleasantville.