Mosaic@Boston

Cornell Mosaic - celebrating diversity and advancing inclusion - is designed to engage and involve diverse alumni in the life, work and aspirations of the University, through provocative, stimulating programming, and outreach.

Mosaic@Boston will feature two dynamic members of the Cornell community:

David Harris, deputy provost, vice provost for social sciences, and professor of sociology, presenting Racial Classification in America.

CHEN Jian, the Michael J. Zak Professor of History for U.S.-China Relations and director of the China and Asia-Pacific Studies program (CAPS), presenting "The China Challenge" as Myth and Reality.

Conference fee including program and reception:
$30 per person for general alumni and guests
$20 per person for current students and members of classes 2002 - 2007

Friday, February 1, 2008

• 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

  Registration desk open

• 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

  Networking reception including heavy hors d'oeuvres and cash bar

• 7:00 p.m.

  Welcome & Introduction
  Ruben Jose King-Shaw '83
  
  Opening remarks
  Trustee Elizabeth Moore ’75, Chair, Minority Alumni Initiatives Implementation Committee           

• 7:10 p.m.

  Racial Classification in America
  David Harris, deputy provost, vice provost for social sciences, and professor of sociology           
  
  "The China Challenge" as Myth and Reality
  CHEN Jian, the Michael J. Zak Professor of History for U.S.-China Relations and director of the China and Asia-Pacific Studies program           

• 8:45 p.m.

  Closing remarks and Call to Engagement - Renee Alexander '74, director, Minority Alumni Programs
  

• 9:00 – 9:45 p.m.

  Networking reception with dessert and coffee
  
  Business casual attire suggested.

CHEN Jian is the Michael J. Zak Professor of History for U.S.-China Relations and director of the China and Asia-Pacific Studies program. He is one of the world's leading scholars in the study of Chinese international history, the history of Chinese-American relations, and the international history of the Cold War.

David Harris is deputy provost, vice provost for social sciences, and professor of sociology. His work focuses on race and ethnicity, stratification, and residential mobility.

About The Radisson Hotel Boston

The Radisson Hotel Boston is located in the heart of the Theater District in downtown Boston and is surrounded by many of the city's cultural, dining and shopping offerings. The hotel is walking distance from the Boston Common and the Arlington "T" Station on the Green Line as well as several parking garages. Please visit the hotel website for directions and parking information.

BOSTON DIVERSE ALUMNI

ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
• Danny E. Brundage '74, MEng '75
• Clara Chow MEng '76
• Jacqueline (Jackie) Davis '76
• Nicole L. Hinds '97
• Tania Khanna '05
• Joanna Kim '04
• Ruben J. King-Shaw Jr. '83
• Long Tran '00
• William E. Walker '74

We welcome any questions you may have about this not-to-be-missed event. You may contact Barbara Naylor in Alumni House, at 607.255.4173 or at cornellmosaic@cornell.edu for further information.

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