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Free admission. Pre-registration is required.
We’ve all heard “a government for the people by the people.” But what does this really mean?
Join Morven and the Princeton Public Library as we continue, So You Think You Know Civics? This series of free public programs will unpack big questions about the past and present of the U.S. government, and how we can make change in our democracy. Programs are supported by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
Our speaker for the third program in the series, What is Civic Participation? is Hyacinth Miller, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Rutgers University - Newark School of Arts and Sciences Africana Studies and Political Science Departments.
Professor Miller will lead attendees in an engaging, interactive discussion about what it means to participate in our civic system, exploring the ways in which we currently contribute and can work to make change for everyone in our communities.
This event is hybrid - held both in-person in Morven’s Stockton Education Center and virtually via Zoom webinar. Q&A for live and virtual attendees will follow the talk. A webinar link will be shared with virtual ticket holders upon registration. A recording of the event will be shared following the program.
About the Speaker
Hyacinth Miller is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Rutgers University–Newark, where she teaches in both the Department of Africana Studies and the Department of Political Science. She also lectures in Latino and Caribbean Studies and Political Science at Rutgers–New Brunswick. She teaches courses on Africana Studies, Caribbean studies and politics, and comparative politics. Her research interests explore Black immigrant political incorporation, Caribbean political development, and race/ethnicity/identity politics.
Hyacinth also directs the Public Service Leadership Program at the Sheila Y. Oliver Center for Politics and Race in America and is a co-founder of the Rutgers University Atlantic Reparatory Justice Research Lab. Her extensive professional background includes roles in government affairs, criminal justice reform, and development, with experience at the JEHT Foundation, the Association for Paroling Authorities International, New York City Council and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Also a PhD candidate in the Joint PhD Program in Global Urban Studies and Urban Systems at Rutgers, Hyacinth’s doctoral research focuses on Black women in elected office. Her previous scholarly work includes a refereed journal article on West Indian political representation in New Jersey and various research projects in Colombia, Panama, the USVI and South Korea.
Her commitment to advancing the understanding of Black women in politics [locally and globally] and the political dynamism of the Caribbean and African region and diaspora is evident through her research, teaching, and service.
Please see below a list of upcoming programs in the series. Attendees who attend all five programs (virtually and/or in-person) will receive a free So You Think You Know Civics? t-shirt.
What is Law?
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
6:00 p.m.
What is Political Leadership?
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
6:00 p.m.
So You Think You Know Civics? is supported by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
