Inclusive Excellence Research Symposium
The annual symposium showcases the latest College of Information and Communications
research related to access and engagement.
Previous Symposiums
2024 Symposium with Shannon Oltmann
Keynote address by Shannon Oltmann, associate professor in the Schoolof Information
Science, College of Communication andInformation, University of Kentucky, whose research
focuses on censorship, information ethics, intellectual freedom, andfreedom of speech
to empower more voices to be heard.
2023 Symposium with Jelani Cobb
Jelani Cobb, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, journalist, historian and dean of Columbia
University's Journalism School delivered the keynote address.
2022 Symposium with Michelle Martin
Michelle Martin, Beverly Cleary Endowed Professor in Children and Youth Services in
the Information School at the University of Washington, delivered the keynote address.
2021 Symposium with Keynote Speaker Nikole Hannah-Jones
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the landmark 1619 Project, was the joint
keynote speaker for the 2021 virtual Media & Civil Rights History Symposium and the
College of Information and Communications Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Research
Symposium.
2019 Symposium with Keynote Speaker Dr. Andrew C. Billings
This year’s event focused on social justice and youth education, civil rights history,
gender and race in sports, race, class, and sexuality in media and team sports, personality
biases in the workplace, and information access and social inclusion.
2018 Symposium with Keynote Speaker Dr. Nicole Cooke
Dr. Cooke's research focuses on diversity and social justice in librarianship. Cooke
is the 2017 recipient of the American Library Association Achievement in Library Diversity
Research Award and the 2016 recipient of the ALA Equality Award and the Larine Y.
Cowan Make a Difference Award for Teaching and Mentoring in Diversity.