Berglund Seminar Series
The Berglund Seminar Series helps generate meaningful discussions and debates outside of the classroom on topical—and sometimes controversial—subjects.
Berglund Seminar Series
Each semester the Honors College invites faculty and community partners to participate in our Berglund Seminar and Diverse Conversations series. The purpose of the series is to generate meaningful discussions and debates outside of the classroom on topical—and sometimes controversial—subjects.
VCU faculty have presented on a range of subjects from e-cigarettes, to 3D printing museum artifacts, to representation and identity. We have also had community partners discuss topics like affordable housing, the GRTC Pulse and Richmond transit system and helping families of inmates.
Our Diverse Conversations are designed to bring a small group (10-15) of students together to engage in conversation around topics of diversity and inclusion specifically. In contrast, the Berglund Seminars can be on a variety of topics and are open to the public.
Honors students can earn five engagement points for attending a Berglund Seminar.
Does preventing exposure of young people to addictive substances reduce addiction?
April 5 | 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
In Person: Honors College Room 1303
Dr. Omar Abubaker
This seminar will discuss the epidemiology of addiction among people who are exposed to addictive substances before the age of 18. It will also discuss and review the neurobiology of individuals younger than 18 and the scientific explanation of the drive behind such exposure.
Ableism, Schooling and Unlocking Potential with Music Therapy
April 12 | 4 p.m.-5 p.m
Virtual | Zoom Link
Tosha Yingling and Olivia Shawish
This seminar will cover a brief history of ableism in schooling systems and discuss "carcerality" in schooling and the potential for better better engaging "special needs" students. Research results about using music therapy with tutoring an Autistic student to help express ideas in ways that are not neurotypical will also be presented and discussed.