Anti-Racism Authority to Speak at Assumption College

October, 2003—Assumption College is pleased to present educator Jane Elliott, the originator of a powerful anti-racism education method, as a guest lecturer on October 16, 2003. The event will take place in the Hagan Campus Center Hall at 7:00 pm, and is free and open to the public.

Jane Elliott is a retired schoolteacher who originated the “Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes” exercise in the 1960’s to demonstrate to her fourth-grade students how harmful the myth of White superiority is in America. In the early 80’s, Elliott decided to retire from teaching and take her anti-racism crusade on the road. Today, Elliott uses her strong presence and feistiness to capture the attention of college students and adults in corporate America and Europe.

This lecture is the first of the College’s Centennial Lecture Series. Assumption College, founded in 1904 by the Augustinians of the Assumption, offers a Catholic liberal arts and sciences education to 2,000 undergraduates along with programs for graduate and continuing education students.

In selecting our Centennial theme of ‘The Learning Relationship,’ Assumption College recommits itself to providing an intellectual, social and spiritual environment supported by a committed faculty and staff. Our Centennial begins with commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the June 9, 1953 tornado that devastated the original Assumption campus. The celebration continues through December 2004, offering the College community and its guests a thoughtful series of distinguished lecturers, performances and exhibits.