April 30, 2012
The Days-Massolo Center was created to foster dialogue and understanding within and across differences. One year after the formal dedication of the space, the center is thriving with programs and services that enhance the academic mission of the campus while strengthening a community that respects and promotes free and open inquiry, independent thought and mutual understanding.
In addition to providing space for the Womyn’s Center and the newly established LGBTQ Resource Center, the Days-Massolo Center has sponsored or helped organize over ninety programs, lectures and workshops. These events include Cultural Cafés hosted by student groups, workshops on diversity and inclusion, art exhibits, and lectures on race, gender, religion and sexuality. The center’s programs have attracted more than 4,200 participants this year alone.
Amit Taneja, director of the Days-Massolo Center, was one of four national experts invited to review the LGBT Services Office at Wellesley College.
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“My name is Helen Sperling. I am a Jew. I am a survivor.” With these simple words, Helen Sperling began to recount her experience of the Holocaust before a crowd of Hamilton students and community members packed into the Chapel. During the course of the two-hour-long lecture, which was sponsored by the Days-Massolo Center and Hillel, Sperling recounted the darkest moments of her life with a vigor and compassion that belied her 92 years. Throughout her time in Polish ghettos and prison camps, Sperling’s indomitable spirit sustained her in the face of incredible hardship and heart-wrenching sorrow.
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Dorothy Roberts, Kirkland & Ellis Professor at Northwestern University School of Law, will present a lecture on Wednesday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m., in the Chapel. The lecture, “Fatal Invention: Re-creating Race in the 21st Century,” is based on her 2011 book of the same name and is free and open to the public.
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