Award-winning scholar, activist Loretta Ross to speak at UC

Before the keynote, Ross will attend a meet and greet with 25 students representing departments and programs from across the university. Students invited to attend were identified by faculty and staff as leaders on- and off-campus who are actively engaged in advocacy, activism  and research addressing reproductive justice. Soumya Jaiswal, who will be introducing Ross at the keynote, is a graduating senior from the College of Medicine, co-president of UC Generation Action and a 2023 C-Ring Leadership Award finalist. Copies of Ross’s books will be available for purchase at the keynote event, courtesy of UC Bookstore. Following a Q&A session, Ross will be available for book signing.

This event serves as both the UC Women’s Center’s and Taft Women’s History Month Keynote, as well as the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Taft Distinguished Lecturer this year. Ross’ work aligns closely with the Taft Research Center’s goal to promote social justice oriented and public-facing research and programming. Other co-sponsors include: the College of Law, the Nathaniel R. Jones Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice, the WGSS Graduate Student Organization, Graduate Student Government, the Fellows of the Graduate College, the Department of Africana Studies, and UC Generation Action.