By Jered Pigeon | Campus Diversity Officer & Director of Diversity & Inclusion At Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM), it is important to lead by example and build a community where no one feels excluded. After being appointed Chief Diversity Officer in 2019, I faced a decision: Am I going to continue using the word Chief in my title, or […]
Oct. 5-9 is Coming Out Week at MSUM! SPECTRUM and the Rainbow Dragon Center are celebrating coming out and LGBTQIA community with events this week and throughout the month: “Queer Up the Vote,” Mon 10/5 @ 7PM, Bridges 162 – explore issues important to the LGBTQIA community in the coming election, plus voter registration and button-making “Disclosure” Film Screening, Wed […]
Wednesday, Oct. 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Langseth 104 Join SPECTRUM and the Rainbow Dragon Center for a film screening of the 2020 documentary “Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen.” The film takes an in-depth look at Hollywood’s depiction of transgender people and the impact of their stories on transgender lives and American culture. We’ll have plenty of room to practice […]
Tuesday, Oct. 6 | Noon to 1:30 p.m. | Hosted via Webex A panel discussion with several college and university students will be the focus of this Oct. 6 session. Students will speak openly about the impact of COVID-19 on their lives (i.e. personal, external, institutional, and in terms of their aspirations). Hosted by MDH, the webinar is being organized […]
Starting Oct. 2, join our Feminist Fall Book Club via Zoom to discuss Mikki Kendall’s book, “Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women a Movement Forgot” (2020). Kendall’s prose is incisive but accessible, a must-read for any would-be intersectional feminist or anti-racist ally. Book summary: Drawing on her own experiences with hunger, violence, and hypersexualization, along with commentary on politics, pop […]