Newberry College will present the 9th Annual Dufford Diversity and Inclusion Week on October 25 – November 1, 2021. The program will include a variety of events such as speakers, film screenings, and workshops. This programming was supported with funding from a Growth Grant from South Carolina Humanities. Funding for the Growth Grants has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Monday, Oct. 25 | Dufford Diversity and Inclusion Week Symposium
Speaker: Brandarius Jones ’20, Noon | Setzler Field
Speaker: Moses King ’76, 2 p.m. | Kohn Lecture Hall
Speaker: Aubrey Guyton ’21, 3:30 p.m. | Center for Teacher Education
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Keynote Address: Billy Keyserling & Mike Greenly
2 p.m. | Under the Tent at the Alumni Music Center
Keyserling, retired Beaufort, South Carolina, mayor and legislator, is co-author of Sharing Common Ground: Promises Unfulfilled but Not Forgotten, which offers a new approach to gaining a shared understanding of our value to each other. His co-author Greenly, a Beaufort native now living in New York, is a former Avon executive, lyricist, writer and speech coach.
Tuesday, October 26
Show: Cross That River
11 a.m. & 7 p.m. | Newberry Opera House | FREE
This performance takes audiences on a musical journey about how slaves-turned-cowboys helped settle the American West. This performance has been made free thanks to the support of Newberry Arts For All. Show information.
Wednesday, Oct. 27
Chapel Speaker: Dr. William “Bill” Dufford ’49
10 a.m. | Wiles Chapel
Dufford, a Newberry College graduate, is a retired educator and civil rights leader who helped integrate the Sumter County school system. He is a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto and the award-winning author of My Tour Through the Asylum: A Southern Integrationist’s Memoir.
Wednesday, Oct. 27
Workshop: “Tearing Down the Wall of Prejudice & Discrimination”
Noon & 2 p.m. | Center for Teacher Education
Sponsored by the Social Justice Club.
