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Her Americanized vernacular presented in a lilting French accent, Professor Martine Guyot-Bender remarked to those in the Science Center Auditorium on September 9 that “language matters.” This subtle vocal enmeshment of the two cultures was just the beginning of a discussion that focused on what it truly means to be a “citizen” of a particular country – in particular, to be an American. The seminar, titled “Coming to America: Citizens Here and There,” assembled a panel of five foreign-born faculty members, all of whom have coped with feeling personally divided between two or more countries.

The Diversity and Social Justice Project at Hamilton College will present a panel discussion, "Coming to America: Citizens Here and There," on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 4:15 p.m. in the Science Center Kennedy Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.

Northern Arizona University Professor David Schlosberg will give a lecture, "From Environmental Justice to Ecological Justice: Human Communities and Natural Systems," on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m., in the Kennedy Auditorium in Hamilton College's Science Center. Sponsored by the Diversity and Social Justice Project as part of its Environmental Justice series, it is free and open to the public.