This panel will critically explore the intersection of anthropology and digital knowledge production for public audiences. Participants include Sam Collins, professor of sociology, anthropology and criminal justice at Towson University; Matthew Durington, associate professor of sociology, anthropology and criminal justice at Towson University; Alison Kenner, assistant professor of history and politics at Drexel University; and Todd Wolfson, assistant professor of journalism and media studies at Rutgers University. 

This session will provide a forum in which to discuss black leadership in the U.S., in order to develop ideas about how to progress as black leaders in society. Participants will discuss various leadership principles and frameworks, and how they can be used as tools to rebuild communit. Additionally, prevalent issues facing the black community and what student leaders can do to aid people's transformation and elevation will be addressed.

The African American United Fund, Berean Presbyterian Church and St. Joseph's Preparatory School will partner with the Office of Community Relations at Temple to spruce up sites in North Philadelphia. To participate in this event, contact Andrea Swan at aswan@temple.edu.

Daniel Gianola, Skirkkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation at University of Pennsylvania, will present “Deformation at the Nanoscale: Stretching the Limits of Strength and Function.”

A countercultural commentary on love, war and youthful rebellion, this watershed 1960s musical is still timely and popular. Its story of one group’s struggle to live out their ideals in a chaotic world not only defined a generation, but also the future of the rock musical genre.