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Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy and law at New York University, and author of The Honor Code and Cosmopolitanism, will give a lecture titled “Honor and Moral Change: At Home and Abroad,” on Monday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m., in the Chapel. The lecture is free and open to the public.

In May, New York State Medicare updated its services to include sex reassignment surgery for diagnosed cases of gender dysphoria, the medical term for individuals suffering from a discrepancy between their birth sex and mental gender. Although civil rights for the LGBT community are more permissive than they ever have been, much reform is still needed for this community to experience equality. Kate Cieplicki ’16, a psychology and women’s studies double major, is working in Philadelphia this summer to advance support services for LGBT individuals.

Working as a grant writer this summer, Candice McCardle ’15 is helping the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) raise funds to support the many services they offer.  From youth and senior services to day care programs, the CPC benefits the community in New York City’s Chinatown.

Two events featuring Cultural Odyssey’s Rhodessa Jones and Idris Ackamoor will take place on Monday, Feb. 25, and Wednesday, Feb 27. The events are free and open to the public and no tickets are required.

Lauren Howe ’13 and Eunice Choi ’14 travelled to the 2012 International Slow Food Congress in Turin, Italy, Oct. 25-29.

Author and University of Chicago professor Martha Nussbaum will deliver a lecture titled “The New Religious Intolerance: Beyond the Politics of Fear” on Friday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m., in the Chapel. Nussbaum is the Ernst Freud Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics in the law school and philosophy department. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Diversity and Social Justice Project (DSJP) is a multifaceted initiative intended to “offer students, staff, and members of the broader Hamilton community the intellectual and moral tools for becoming global citizens and compassionate human beings.” This summer, the DSJP is sponsoring five students for national and international research projects aimed broadening understanding of diversity and social justice topics.

“Race is not a thing that we have or we are, but rather race is an action that we do.  It is a system of processes that all of us are involved in on a daily basis,” explained Professor Paula Moya of Stanford University on Nov. 10.  Moya’s  Eight Conversations About Race lecture was sponsored by the Days-Massolo Center and the Diversity & Social Justice Project.

Paula Moya, co-editor of Doing Race: 21 Essays for the 21st Century (2010), will give a lecture titled “Doing Race: Eight Conversations about Race” on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 4 p.m., in the Bradford Auditorium, KJ. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Diversity and Social Justice Project and the Days-Massolo Center and is free and open to the public.

Naomi Shihab Nye, award-winning poet, writer, anthologist and educator, will present a poetry reading and lecture on Tuesday, April 5, at 8 p.m., in the Hamilton College Chapel. Nye’s presentation is featured as part of The Diversity and Social Justice Project series on violence, peace, and justice. It is free and open to the public.