Honoring bell hooks: Critical Love and Justice in Higher Education

Join Inclusive Excellence and the JEDI faculty community for Honoring bell hooks: Exploring Critical Love and Justice for Transforming Higher Education, a panel discussion celebrating the 30th anniversary of bell hooks's groundbreaking text Teaching to Transgress. This event will explore how hooks's concepts of critical love and justice continue to inspire transformative practices in higher education, fostering equity, liberation, and meaningful change. A reception will follow the discussion, providing an opportunity for further dialogue and community building.

Steven Oliver, PhD

Associate Professor, Secondary and Higher Education

Salem State University

Kim Parker, PhD

Director, Crimson Summer Academy

Harvard University

Roopika Risam, PhD

Associate Professor, Film and Media Studies & Comparative Literature

Dartmouth College

Keja Valens, PhD

Professor, English

Salem State University

This event is free and open to the public. For access and accommodation information, visit Salem State's page on access or email [email protected].

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, United States