EHI students present at 2020 HERA Conference on March 7!
EHI students present at 2020 HERA Conference (Humanities Education and Research Association) on March 7
Engaged Humanities Initiative Students at UIC presented at the 2020 Humanities Education and Research Association Conference in Chicago! Their panel was on March 7th; panel chair was our own Acting Director of the Institute for the Humanities, Dr. Laura Hostetler! Panel information below:
PANEL: Narratives of Displacement and the Search for Belonging Room: Madison
Chair: Laura Hostetler, University of Illinois at Chicago
“Biracial and Ambiguous: Inhabiting the Boundary Between Two Races,” Rocky Hjelmgren, University of Illinois at Chicago
“Defying Expectations of Religious Identity: The Invisible Boundary Hovering Within,” Jeanine Saleh, University of Illinois at Chicago
“’One Cannot Set Foot in Heaven without People’: Connection to Place in the Palestinian Diaspora,” Deana Kittaneh, University of Illinois at Chicago
“Crossing the Threshold: Breaking Down Mental Health Stigma in the Black Community,” Jasmine Reed, University of Illinois at Chicago