Episode 5: Liberal Education and the Current Crisis: Ruth Simmons and Anthony Bogues in Conversation
This episode is the recording of an event held at Swarthmore College on April 14, 2025 between Ruth J. Simmons and Anthony Bogues. They were discussing “Liberal Education and the Current Crisis.”
This event was presented by the Aydelotte Foundation at Swarthmore College‘s Series on Race, Racism and the Liberal Arts, and the Ruth J. Simmons Center for Slavery and Justice at Brown University.
Ruth J. Simmons is a President’s Distinguished Fellow at Rice University and Senior Adviser to the President of Harvard. She was previously President of Prairie View A&M University, Brown University, and Smith College.
Anthony Bogues is a writer, scholar, curator, and the Director of the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University.
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