Berea College

Berea College Convocations are designed to supplement the general education curriculum. bell hooks center-sponsored Convocations advance the College’s Sixth Great Commitment to gender equity in new and exciting ways. We invite prominent speakers like New York Times bestselling authors, Olympian medalists, social media personalities, and feminist activists to converse with our campus and community about sex, gender, sexuality, and their intersections. The breadth of Convocations offered provides a sampling of thoughts and personalities from a wide spectrum of approaches.

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Convocation with Comedian Ahamed Weinberg

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Moderated by <a href="https://next.berea.edu/centers/the-bell-hooks-center/staff/dr-m-shadee-malaklou">Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou</a>
Inaugural Director of the bell hooks center;
Associate Professor and Chair, Women’s and Gender (and Sexuality) Studies

2 March 2023

Roxane Gay: Writing Toward a Better World

Moderated by <a href="https://next.berea.edu/centers/the-bell-hooks-center/staff/dr-m-shadee-malaklou">Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou</a>
Inaugural Director of the bell hooks center;
Associate Professor and Chair, Women’s and Gender (and Sexuality) Studies

17 February 2022

Alok Vaid-Menon: An Afternoon with Alok

Moderated by <a href="https://next.berea.edu/centers/the-bell-hooks-center/staff/dr-m-shadee-malaklou">Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou</a>
Inaugural Director of the bell hooks center;
Associate Professor and Chair, Women’s and Gender (and Sexuality) Studies

15 April 2021

Ibtihaj Muhammad: Navigating Life and Sport as a Black Muslim Woman 

Moderated by Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies <a href="https://next.berea.edu/academics/departments-programs/peace-and-social-justice/faculty-staff/dr-gwendolyn-ferreti">Dr. Gwendolyn Ferreti</a>

12 November 2020