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Race Bias in AI
Race Bias in AI Honors Senior, Brianna Grine, is hosting a screening of the documentary, “Coded Bias” as part of her thesis project. The film explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the…
Read MoreRemembrance Week Schedule
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Read MoreReclaiming a Progressive Faith-Based Vision
Reclaiming a Progressive Faith-Based Vision Jamie Manson is one of today’s most insightful and informed advocates and commentators for and about the intersections of faith, progressive values, gender, sexuality, and social justice in 21st-century America. Manson, a former columnist for the National Catholic Reporter and currently President of Catholics for Choice, will discuss how intersectional…
Read MoreReclaiming a Progressive Faith-Based Vision
Reclaiming a Progressive Faith-Based Vision Jamie Manson is one of today’s most insightful and informed advocates and commentators for and about the intersections of faith, progressive values, gender, sexuality, and social justice in 21st-century America. Manson, a former columnist for the National Catholic Reporter and currently President of Catholics for Choice, will discuss how intersectional…
Read MoreHonors Welcomes Manish Bhardwaj to Orange Central
Honors Welcomes Manish Bhardwaj to Orange Central Honors is delighted to host Orange Central Homecoming Coffee and Conversation featuring Dr. Manish Bhardwaj. Bhardwaj will discuss Moral Clarity and the Path to Justice. Dr is a Fellow of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, the James Wei Visiting Professor at the Keller Center at…
Read MoreStart a Podcast Today
Start a Podcast Today Be one of ten Honors students who get an introduction to the Audio Lab in the Senses Project. Students will record a demo and learn editing skills in this three hour workshop. The event will take place in Steele Hall, room 001, Friday, September 30th from 1pm-4pm. Sign Up Here
Read MoreBuild Your Own Canjo
Build Your Own Canjo What’s a canjo, you ask? Watch Prof. Zeke Leonard’s Ted Talk, “Playing with Trash” to find out, and then be one of the first nine Honors students to sign up to make your own canjo with Prof. Leonard on Wednesday, September 21 from 2:15pm to 3:45pm in Smith Hall room 115.…
Read MoreScreening with Filmmaker of “Honor & Duty”
Screening with Filmmaker of “Honor & Duty” Honors is co-hosting a historically significant event on Friday evening, September 16 at the National Veterans Resource Center. This event will tell the forgotten story of the Chinese Exclusion Acts and AAPI veterans. Telling these stories addresses anti-Asian and other racism today, and growing global tensions. A reception will be…
Read MoreEnhancing Inclusion in Honors Courses
Enhancing Inclusion in Honors Courses Laurel Willingham-McLain, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, moderated a professional development workshop for Honors faculty in August. The workshop was based on the premise that the most innovative and impactful teachers constantly strive to improve their own teaching skills and to better connect with their students. The workshop focused on…
Read MoreHonors Students Present at Baseball Hall of Fame
Honors Students Present at Baseball Hall of Fame This story is written by Honors student MP Geiss and slightly edited by Honors. In June, four Honors students, Mira Berenbaum ’23, Caitlyn Pritchard ’23, MP Geiss ’23, and Philip Galati ‘24 presented their research at the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball & American Culture at the National…
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