August 2021 All-Class Events

STUDENT SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: 

Tuesday, Aug. 17

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Curriculum overview with Laura, Thor & Sally

11-noon: Open office hours with the deans

Wednesday, August 18

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m: What is Journalism? A panel discussion with Taylor Eldridge CJS '17 Investigative Data Journalist at FRONTLINE PBS, and Andrea Sahouri CJS'19, Social Justice Reporter at The Des Moines Register

Thursday, August 19:

Reporting instructors meet with students (Zoom links below are for students who have been approved to attend remotely as noted in your roster spreadsheet.)

Friday, August 20

10 a.m.-noon: Podcast discussion groups

Monday, August 23

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - How We Got Here
Counternarratives: keynote address by Prof.Jelani Cobb, followed by discussion with Alexandra Bell (Multidisciplinary Artist, CJS ‘13)
Location: World Hall and Lecture Room

Tuesday, August 24

6:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m - Implicit Bias: A Discussion with Shankar Vedantam, host of NPR's Hidden Brain. World Hall and Lecture Room with Zoom option (NO RECORDING)

Friday, August 27

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m - How We Got Here Panel led by Prof. Joanne Faryon

Tuesday, August 31

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Journalism’s Role in Unearthing Many Truths, a panel discussion led by Prof. Sheila Coronel

Friday, Sept. 3

Dean Steve Coll addresses the class (time and other details TK) plus all-class picnic