Special Events

  • 2/11 A Conversation on the Georgia Senate Victories

    Join us for a conversation on the historic Senate victories of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. 

    With Dr. Evelyn Simien and Lindy Miller, joined by UConn Professors Jane Gordon and Lewis Gordon.

    Dr. Evelyn M. Simien is Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Indigeneity, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (IREP) Master’s degree program at UCONN. She received her Ph.D. from Purdue University and specializes in African American politics, public opinion, and political behavior. Author of Historic Firsts: How Symbolic Empowerment Changes U.S. Politics (Oxford University Press, 2015).

    Lindy Miller began her business career at Deloitte, where she spent over 15 years working to create jobs and address complex problems. She co-founded a renewable energy company to give more energy choices to schools, small businesses, and non-profits in Georgia. She has run for election to the Georgia Public Service Commission.

    Register Here! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tduqhqzgsGtXrhtmwVQ2iNLjumwiE699A

     

    For more information, contact: Avinoam Patt at avinoam.patt@uconn.edu