“Perspectives on History and Health: In Pursuit of Equity”

Please join us for a special CUIMC-wide event in honor of Black History Month. Two Columbia University eminent historians, Professors Eric Foner and Chris Brown, will discuss aspects of American history, in particular the history of racism and slavery in the United States and Europe, to frame our context of contemporary events and pathways to equity.

Friday, February 26, 2021
12-1:30 p.m.
Zoom
Register here
(Registration is required)

Panelists:

Christopher L. Brown, DPhil, Professor of History, specializes in the history of 18^th century Britain, the early modern British Empire, and the comparative history of slavery and abolition. He is now at work on two projects, one on British experience along the West African coast in the era of the Atlantic slave trade, and one on the decline and fall of the British Planter class in the era of abolition and emancipation.

Eric Foner, PhD, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History, specializes in the Civil War, Reconstruction, slavery, and 19^th century America. His book, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, won the Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Lincoln prizes for 2011. His latest book is Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad.

Sponsored by:
The Office of Faculty Professional Development, Diversity Inclusion for CUIMC; the Office of Diversity and Cultural Affairs; the Columbia School of Nursing; the Office of Diversity, Culture and Inclusion; the Mailman School of Public Health; the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs; the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; the Office of Diversity Affairs; the Columbia College of Dental Medicine; and the CUIMC Central Human Resources Department.

Please direct inquiries to: Office_Acad_Affairs@cumc.columbia.edu.