Prof. Cathy J. Cohen, a leading political scientist and scholar of race, gender and sexuality, will deliver the 2022 Nora and Edward Ryerson Lecture on May 3 at the Rubenstein Forum.
A UChicago tradition since 1972, the Ryerson Lecture is an opportunity for an eminent faculty member to deliver a talk to the University community that celebrates the speaker’s scholarship and its enduring value. The University community is invited to attend the 5 p.m. event in the Rubenstein Forum’s Friedman Hall, as well as a public reception that will follow. The lecture also will be webcast on UChicago digital channels.
The David and Mary Winton Green Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, Cohen is a renowned political scientist, advocate and the principal investigator on two major projects: the Black Youth Project and the GenForward Survey. Her work recognizes that some of the most pressing issues facing the country—including public education, gun violence, mass incarceration and immigration—disproportionately affect Black and Latinx youth.
At UChicago, she has previously served as chair of the Department of Political Science; director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture; and the inaugural deputy provost for Graduate Education.
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