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Conversations on Race and Policing continues on April 23 with author and historian Simon Balto
Simon Balto, a University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of history, is the author of “Occupied Territory: Policing Black Chicago from Red Summer to Black Power.” His talk, free and open to the public, will begin at noon Wednesday on Zoom.
The university and the high school district, through a memorandum of understanding, will launch the High School University Program (HSUP), which allows qualified students to begin their college education before they graduate from high school.
“Reducing Community Violence to Close the Racial Gap in U.S. Imprisonment” will be presented by Thaddeus Johnson, assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, beginning at noon Wednesday, April 16, on Zoom.
Isaac Abraham, Aaron Santos and Christopher Xavier were honored with a Silver ADDY Award at the March 21 gala for their campaign entry, “Coyote Radio Lunchtime Live,” in the Television Advertising Campaign category.