Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace presented by Stephen Balkaran

When:  Nov 4, 2020 from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM (ET)
Associated with  Hartford Chapter

About the Speaker

 

Stephen Balkaran is currently an Instructor of African American Studies at Central Connecticut State University, where he initiated, developed and coordinate a Civil Rights Project (2006-Pres)He also serves as an Instructor of Political Science at Quinnipiac University (2011-Pres.The University of Connecticut-TRI CAMPUS (2005-06), Post University (2003-04), and Capital Community College (1999-03). He has also served as research Fellow for The Human Rights Research Fund at Yale University working under Black Panther and Yale Professor of African American Studies, Mrs. Kathleen Cleaver. Before launching his academic career, Mr. Balkaran worked for the African National Congress (Nelson Mandela’s ruling party in South Africa) in partnership with the University of Connecticut. He was also a Research Associate for the United Nations in New York and was a former Legislative Aide to the CT Secretary of State.   

Mr. Balkaran has authored 8 books: America’s Promise: Chasing the Dream of Civil Rights (2020)Introduction to African American Studies; A Reader, (2018) Broken Promises, Broken Dreams, Disparities, and Disappointments: Civil Rights in the 21st Century (2017)Before We Were Called Hispanics: Conversations on the Politics, Race, and Immigration Reform (2016)The Continuing Significance of Race: An American Dilemma, (2014). and Re-Tracing the Civil Rights Movement (2011). His 8th and forthcoming book is entitled Trouble in Paradise: The African-American Experience in Key WestHe has also authored over 70 articles in Academic Journals, Magazines, and OP-EDs on Race Relations, Diversity & Inclusion, American Foreign Policy, and Public Policy. He has also given over 100 speeches on his research, publications, and books throughout the United States. 

Mr. Balkaran’s educational background spans from the Presentation College in Trinidad, The University of Connecticut, and Quinnipiac University School of LawMr. Balkaran currently resides in West Hartford, CT. USA.

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