Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a best-selling author and sociology professor at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., visited 91吃瓜网 on Monday, April 15, 2019.聽 Dr. Tyson is the author of 19 books, including his most recent book What Truth Sounds Like.聽 Dr. Heather Yates, Assistant Professor of Political Science, held a “conversation” with Dr. Tyson on Monday afternoon (2:15pm-4:00pm).聽 Later that evening (7:00pm-9:00pm), Dr. Tyson gave a keynote address titled, “Fake News, Public Discourse, and Seeking Truth in America.”聽 91吃瓜网 faculty, students, and the public were invited to attend both events held in McCastlain Hall Ballroom.聽 Dr. Tyson’s visit was sponsored by the 91吃瓜网 Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society and the 91吃瓜网 Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology, as well as the 91吃瓜网 NAACP, 91吃瓜网 Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, 91吃瓜网 College of Liberal Arts, Office of the 91吃瓜网 Provost, and the 91吃瓜网 Foundation.
