Lawrence Community Conversation: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Our Schools

by lindaoppenheim | Dec 29, 2022

This panel and open discussion will provide space to discuss how DEI practices are impacting all areas of the school district while giving the community a chance to express what is important for our partnership as a school community.

How Museums Are Diversifying Their Collections to Include Black and Brown Artists

by lindaoppenheim | Nov 2, 2022

Rex Goreleigh, Spring Pruning, 1966. Courtesy of Malcolm Peyton and Barbara Winchester A 2019 Williams College survey of the collections of 18 major US museums found that, of a selection from works by 9,000 named artists, just 1.2% of works were made by Black artists....

Normalizing Injustice: The Dangerous Misrepresentations that Define Television’s Scripted Crime Genre

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 6, 2020 | Documents

The Color of Change and the Norman Lear Center at USC’s study of crime television shows, “Normalizing Injustice,” found that the programs play a part in shaping skewed societal perceptions of the criminal justice system.  The shows depicted wrongful...

McCarter Community Ensemble Christmas Carol Auditions, April 23, 2019

by lindaoppenheim | Apr 17, 2019 | Events

It’s Time for Educators to Talk About Dr. Seuss

by lindaoppenheim | Mar 6, 2019 | Article, Documents

What was your favorite Dr. Seuss book?  Mine was The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.  March 2, the birthday of Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was adopted in 1998 by the National Education Association as “Read across America” to encourage...