Kegley Institute’s Fall Lecture to feature Dr. Manuel Pastor

Lecture among several KIE events being held throughout semester

By California State University, Bakersfield

September 6^th, 2024

The Kegley Institute of Ethics (KIE) has announced that University of Southern California Professor Manuel Pastor will headline this year’s Fall Lecture.

The event will be held on Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. in the Doré Theatre. Dr. Pastor — who teaches sociology, American studies and ethnicity at USC — will speak about the importance of equity and building community amid a changing America. The lecture is free and open to the public.

In addition to his teaching, Dr. Pastor is the director of USC’s Equity Research Institute and the inaugural holder of the Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change. His research focuses on the economic, environmental and social challenges facing low-income urban communities and the movements seeking to remove those obstacles.

Dr. Pastor — who holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst — has been a co-author of several books, including “Solidarity Economics: Why Mutuality and Movements Matter” and “South Central Dreams: Finding Home and Building Community in South L.A.”

The lecture is just one of the events that the Kegley Institute is hosting this fall, many of which share a common theme.

“Many of our events this fall address the issue of community — how we at CSUB and in Kern County can create a community that is equitable and in which all feel welcomed,” said KIE Director Dr. Nate Olson.

Here is the schedule for the rest of KIE’s fall events, which run through Dec. 6.

Sept. 13: Faculty Colloquium: Cataract House: The Building of an Original Musical for the Stage” with Professor Kamala Boeck, 12 p.m. in Room 101 of the Administration Building. This event is for CSUB faculty and staff only.

Sept. 21: Ethics Across the Curriculum Introductory Workshop, 9 a.m. in Room 1108 of the Humanities Complex. For faculty only.

Oct. 10: KIE Campus Conversation: “‘Servingness’ and HSIs: CSUB’s Past Successes and Directions for Future Growth,” 12 p.m. in the Student Union Multipurpose Room and via Zoom.

Oct. 15: Ethics in Film: “Rustin,” 5:30 p.m. in the Walter W. Stiern Library’s Dezember Reading Room.

Nov. 8: KIE Faculty Colloquium: “Closing Equity Gaps: A Critical Examination of the Freshman Experience,” 12 p.m. in Room 101 of the Administrative Building. For faculty and staff only.