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Convocations

Berea College Convocations are designed to supplement the general education curriculum. bell hooks center-sponsored Convocations advance the College’s Sixth Great Commitment in new and exciting ways. We invite prominent speakers like New York Times bestselling authors, Olympic medalists, social media personalities, and feminist activists to converse with our campus and community about sex, gender, sexuality, and their intersections. The breadth of Convocations offered provides a sampling of thoughts and personalities from a wide spectrum of approaches.

Spring 2025

Convocation with Lama Rod Owens

Moderated by Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou
Inaugural Director of the bell hooks center;
Associate Professor and Chair, Women’s and Gender and Sexuality Studies

28 February 2025

Spring 2024

Convocation with Comedian Ahamed Weinberg

29 February 2024

Spring 2023

Roxane Gay: Writing Toward a Better World

Moderated by Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou
Inaugural Director of the bell hooks center;
Associate Professor and Chair, Women’s and Gender and Sexuality Studies

2 March 2023

Spring 2022

Alok Vaid-Menon: An Afternoon with Alok

Moderated by Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou
Inaugural Director of the bell hooks center;
Associate Professor and Chair, Women’s and Gender and Sexuality Studies

17 February 2022

Spring 2021

Ibtihaj Muhammad: Navigating Life and Sport as a Black Muslim Woman

Moderated by Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou
Inaugural Director of the bell hooks center;
Associate Professor and Chair, Women’s and Gender (and Sexuality) Studies

15 April 2021

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