Affinity Celebration Months
Affinity Month programming at Goucher features an array of ways—educational, cultural, political, activist, and social—to explore identities. By inviting speakers and leaders, presenting diverse media, and supporting student-led events, we will honor the lived experiences of historically underserved groups and celebrate the community built right here on campus. Please check back regularly for more information to come.
Join us this February as we celebrate
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2023 Tabling Event
February 2, 2023, 12-1 p.m. I Mary Fisher Lobby
In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Center for Race, Equity, and
Identity (CREI) is hosting an interactive tabling event to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS
prevention and treatment and address longstanding racist systemic inequities that
have contributed to health disparities in the Black community.
Tasty Tuesday: Kenya
February 7, 2023, 4 p.m. I Sanford J. Ungar Athenaeum 125
Held the first Tuesday of every month, Tasty Tuesday highlights food from a different culture for the community to explore and provides
a space for learning about the meaningful relationship between culture, community,
and food. In honor of Black History Month, CREI will be highlighting a dish from Kenya.
A Conversation With Joel Christian Gill
February 9, 2023, 7 p.m. I Hyman Forum of the Sanford J. Ungar Athenaeum
Hear from Joel Christian Gill, the inaugural chair of Boston University’s master of
fine arts (M.F.A.) in visual narrative and associate professor in the CFA School of
Visual Arts. Comic artist Joel C. Gill shares the stories of underrepresented peoples, historical
events, and dynamic illustration to illuminate why it’s important to celebrate Black
history year-round.
The Roszel C. Thomsen Lecture featuring Maya Wiley
February 15, 2023, 7 p.m. I Hyman Forum of the Sanford J. Ungar Athenaeum
Hear from Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership
Conference Education Fund. Maya Wiley is a nationally recognized civil rights lawyer and racial justice advocate, legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, and former top candidate for New York City mayor
in the 2021 Democratic primary. The Henry Cohen Professor of Public and Urban policy at the New School and the founder
of the Digital Equity Laboratory, Maya Wiley will share her unique insights with the
Goucher community.
Offshore Attachments: Oil and Intimacy in the Caribbean With Dr. Chelsea Schields
February 16, 2023, 5-6:30 p.m. I Buchner Hall, Alumnae/i House
Dr. Chelsea Schields ’08, a transnational historian of sexuality, race, and energy, will be speaking about
her forthcoming book (University of California Press, 2023).
17th Annual Jewell Robinson Dinner
February 17, 2023, 9 p.m. I Hyman Forum of the Sanford J. Ungar Athenaeum
Join members of the Goucher College community as we celebrate and honor our Black
and African American alumnae and alumni at this annual dinner.
For students interested in attending in person or virtually, contact the Alumnae/i Office.
Lecture-Performance With the Branford Marsalis Quartet
February 25, 2023, at 7 p.m. I Kraushaar Auditorium
Join us for the 61st Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Lecture-Performance featuring the Grammy Award-winning Branford Marsalis
Quartet.
CREI Affinity Space: #BlackJoy
February 28, 2023, 7 p.m. I Sanford J. Ungar Athenaeum 125
Sponsored by CREI, CREI Affinity Spaces seek to celebrate identity and create intentional space for connection, community,
and joy. #BlackJoy is a student-led CREI Affinity Space exclusively for Black and/or African American students, including those who are biracial
and multiracial/mixed.
Guest Artist in Residence: Maurice Brandon Curry
Residency on-campus begins February 10, 2023
Maurice Brandon Curry, executive artistic director of the Eglevsky Ballet, will teach
ballet classes and set a work for Goucher dancers to be performed on April 21 and April 22. As a dancer, Curry appeared with the New York City Ballet and
danced with Carolina Ballet, Kaleidoscope Dance Company, Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal,
and DancEllington.
Ballet Class
Saturday, February 18, 2023, 10-11:30 a.m.
Open to Intermediate and Advanced high school age dancers. Pre-registration is mandatory,
and space is limited. For questions and pre-registration, contact Elizabeth Ahearn
at eahearn@goucher.edu.
Meet the Artist
Friday, February 17, 2023, 6:15 p.m. I Goucher College Dance Department – Todd Dance Studio
Come meet Maurice Brandon Curry and observe the Goucher dancers in a rehearsal of his work.
2023 Affinity Celebration Month Events
March: Women's History Month
The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Visiting Professorship Series Presents: Sherrilyn Ifill
March 15, 2023, 7 p.m. I Kraushaar Auditorium
Sherrilyn Ifill served as the seventh President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP
Legal Defense Fund (LDF) from 2013 to 2022. Ifill, the second woman to ever lead LDF,
provided visionary and transformational leadership during one of the most consequential
and intense moments in our nation’s history.
April: Goucher's Pride Month
More information to come.
October: Hispanic Heritage Month
More information to come.
Contact events@goucher.edu with questions.
Upcoming Events
- February 9, 2023
Hear from Joel Christian Gill, the inaugural chair of Boston University’s master of fine arts (M.F.A.) in visual narrative and associate professor in the CFA School of Visual...
- February 16, 2023
Dr. Chelsea Schields ’08, a transnational historian of sexuality, race, and energy, will be speaking about her forthcoming book (University of California Press, 2023). By the...
- February 17, 2023
Join members of the Goucher community as we celebrate and honor our Black and African American alumnae and alumni at this annual dinner.
- February 17, 2023
Meet Maurice Brandon Curry, Executive Artistic Director at Eglevsky Ballet. Mr. Curry began his initial training with Ned Williams and continued at the School of American...
- February 18, 2023
Join us for a free ballet class with Maurice Brandon Curry, Executive Artistic Director at Eglevsky Ballet. Mr. Curry began his initial training with Ned Williams and...
- February 25, 2023
Saturday February 25, 7 pm The 61st Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Lecture-Performance presents the Grammy Award-winning Branford Marsalis Quartet. $30 All...