Seated next to her is devin pendis w srks pendas. He focuses on war crime trials. And next to him is our fault director of the la paige center, paul steege. Paul is focused on history, of every day life. Foe k focusing on germany, and were going to begin by learning about our scholars and where they come from on this question and topic and then we will dive into the conversation. So for now i will go back to jen for, allow me to welcome you to the la paige center. Tell me about your research and area of study. Im the executive director for the rowan center for Holocaust Research and human rights. We have multiple foci. One of the questions that were asked very often is so what. Were learning about other genocides, and what can we do about it now. So we made a decision to switch our emphasis so we could thans so what question that so many students have. My own research focuses on transgenerational holiday, and i came by way of education. I was an education professor, before that element
Washington who is author of tonights book , boss of the grips, the life of James H Williams and the red caps of Grand Central terminal. This is part of an ongoing series of programs posted in conjunction with our series the ballad of harlem. If youve not had a chance to look at the exhibition it will be up through the end of december. There are all these things inside the exhibition that i think you will hear about tonight and also it might feed your own historical knowledge about how the ballot for harlem examines several strands of black place making in the 20th century offering viewsof president s and institutions dedicated to education , politicalengagements , cultural affirmation and creativity. The exhibition as i was mentioning earlier highlights includes the brotherhood of sleeping car porters which was the first union of black workers particularly plowman porters and youll also find selections from ruby dee and aussie davises collection which we recentlyacquired. Also items fr
Collaboration between the college of science and department of history and our mission is to bring history on conpeople to rather issues and we do that through a variety of means. We host a variety of programs. We have a blog about contemporary issue from a historical perspective. Were in the midst of a collaboration with the philadelphia enquirer to infuse more journalism and do a number of Different Things here on campus and out in the Community Sponsorship if youre joining us for the first time welcome. Were delighted that youre here. We hope you stay connected with us. You have a newsletter list you can sign up for outside. We have other events you can attend. We hope its the beginning of a long relationship with villanova university. For those of you who are new as well and those tuning in on cspan or on our live stream i should let you know this program is the fourth in a seer that we have done this year on the subject of revisionist history. Now you may be thinking to your self
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I think the city of san jose is expansive and inclusive enough to have services and pay staff a livable wage. I dont think it is an either or, i think it is an endend. Though this is more about illuminating vacant positions than laying anybody off, the mayor says the city cannot afford the pay raises and plans to vote against the contracts. So for those who support these raises, i think they have a responsibility to say what they want to cut and should be prepared to recognize they will likely be saying that again in years two and three. So Public Comment is a mix of people supporting the raises and others who are speaking out against paying for them with cats. Specifically, a lot of people concerned about the park system and other programs. The council moved this boat to the end of the agenda today, so no telling how long this debate might go. We are keeping an eye on it, liz . In the meantime, san jose leaders approved a settlement to a group of people who sued the city over injuries