The Center for Western Civilization, Thought & Policy will host NYT best-selling author Heather Mac Donald on Feb. 13, for her lecture based on her book "The Diversity Delusion." Mac Donald will be the first to speak as part of the CWCTP's semester-long event dialogue series听focusing on American identities.听
Mac Donald's lecture will cover material from her book "The Diversity Delusion." Mac Donald will discuss her belief that ideas spread through higher education, relating to identity, have听undermined humanistic values, fueled intolerance, and widened divisions in our larger culture. She will argue that dialogue that challenges these institutions听is being silenced and that a belief in America鈥檚 endemic racism and sexism is increasing the growth of these problems. Mac Donald offers the solution to return to a more open-minded inquiry and form of expression that stems from classic liberal pursuits.听 She believes that from those principles, everyone can discover a common humanity.
Mac Donald is the听Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. She is a contributing editor at the City Journal and is a New York Times best-selling author. Her work covers topics related to higher education, immigration, homelessness, race relations, and criminal justice. Her content has consistently appeared in the听Wall Street Journal,听Washington Post,听New York Times, and the听Los Angeles Times.听
Students, faculty, and members of the public听are encouraged to attend the lecture.听The scheduled presentation will take place in UMC, room 235, beginning at 7:00 pm.听The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session and a small reception. Please note听the time and location have changed since the original event announcement.听
For this event, RSVP is required for guaranteed admittance. Walk-ins will be admitted on a first-come, seat-available basis ten minutes before the start of the talk after those with RSVPs have been admitted.听.