About this Conversation
Join us for a fireside chat with Ifeoma Ike, Dr. Lisa Coleman, and Dean Deborah Archer in conversation on the struggle for institutional and social equity.
Please note that doors will open at 6:00 PM ET and light refreshments will be served. The conversation will begin promptly at 6:30 PM. The NYU Kimmel Center is an accessible venue, but please contact mcsilver@nyu.edu with any questions or concerns about accommodation. Seating capacity is limited, and registration through Eventbrite is required to attend.
About the Speakers
Deborah N. Archer, JD is the associate dean for experiential education and clinical programs, the Margaret B. Hoppin professor of clinical law, and faculty director of the Community Equity Lab at New York University School of Law. Deborah is also the president of the American Civil Liberties Union and a leading expert in civil rights, civil liberties, and racial justice. She is an award-winning teacher and legal scholar whose articles have appeared in leading law reviews. She has offered commentary for outlets including MSNBC, NPR, CBS, Monocle, The Atlantic, and The New York Times.
Lisa M. Coleman, PhD is New York University’s inaugural senior vice president for global inclusion and strategic innovation. In this role, she works with senior leaders, internal stakeholders, external partners, and other constituents to advance, promote, and build capacity for strategic global inclusion, diversity, belonging, equity, and access (GIDBEA), and innovation initiatives across NYU’s global campus. Dr. Coleman is also a faculty member at NYU Stern Business School and teaches at NYU Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining the NYU community, Dr. Coleman served as Harvard University’s first special assistant to the president and its first chief diversity officer.
Ifeoma Ike, Esq. is an award-winning advocate, writer, and policy advisor focused on designing solutions to address disparities. A graduate of CUNY Law School, Ike embodies the motto “law in service of human needs,” and has dedicated most of her career to advancing equity in spaces where marginalized lives dare to exist and live fully. In her new book, The Equity Mindset: Designing Human Spaces Through Journeys, Reflections, and Practices, Ike delivers a moving and impactful exploration of why equity is so important, the shortcomings of institutional diversity and inclusion initiatives, and how we creatively and boldly design cultures centering the expertise of those who know first-hand how inequity has shaped work culture. She is the founder and Chief Equity Weaver at Pink Cornrows, as well as a 2022–2023 Fellow-in-Residence at the NYU McSilver Institute.
The Equity Mindset
Copies of The Equity Mindset are available to order here.