Winter 2023 DEI Lecture featuring Dr. Ruha Benjamin

In collaboration with partners across U-M, the SPH DEI Office is bringing Dr. Ruha Benjamin to campus for a talk and community conversation on March 14, 2023. Trained as a sociologist, Dr. Benjamin’s research sits at the intersection of science, technology, and medicine and resonates deeply with the field of Public Health. Dr. Benjamin will deliver a lecture on her new book, Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want. Viral Justice draws on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and amplified movements for racial justice and, in doing so, “offers a passionate, inspiring, and practical vision of how small changes can add up to large ones, transforming our relationships and communities and helping us build a more just and joyful world.”

Lecture & Community Conversation with Ms. Leseliey Welch
March 14, 2023 - 12pm
Rogel Ballroom, Michigan Union & Livestream

Dr. Benjamin will deliver a lecture and then participate in a conversation/Q&A facilitated by Leseliey Welch. Ms. Welch is a three time U-M alum, holding degrees from LSA, Ross School of Business, & the School of Public Health, and is the founding co-Executive Director of Birth Detroit and Birth Center Equity.

Current U-M Faculty, Staff &

Students should

Guests not affiliated with the University of Michigan should