NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Iona College will host the Rudin-Driscoll Distinguished Visiting Professorship Lecture on Thursday, September 4, at 3:30 p.m. in the Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium.
The keynote speaker will be Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Ph.D., director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art and a former president of Spelman College.
Dr. Cole will deliver a presentation titled “The Pedagogical Case for Diversity and Inclusion in American Higher Education.”
The Jack Rudin & John G. Driscoll Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Iona College was established with a grant from Jack and Susan Rudin. Invitations are extended each year to one or more outstanding scholars to serve as visiting professors at Iona College. The honorees present lectures to the College community, participate in faculty seminars, and share their knowledge and wisdom with Iona faculty and students in a variety of ways.
This event is free and open to the public. Media are welcome to attend.