This Symposium will bring together the Five College Consortium as well as approximately 25 other colleges/universities in the Northeast.

IGD students, educators, scholars, and practitioners are invited to reflect on IGD’s past, present, and future role in creating change within higher educational institutions.

Events include a film featuring some of the founders and early adopters of IGD, Dr. Barbara Love moderating a “Launching Leadership” style conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum and Dr. Ximena Zúñiga, and concurrent sessions on pedagogical innovations and future consideration for IGD.

Event Contacts: Kristie Ford, Presidential Fellow and incoming Professor in the Sociology and Critical Race & Political Economy Departments and Marcella Runell, Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students.

Physical location and accessibility: The symposium will take place in two locations. The Art Museum is accessible via a ground level entrance; the auditorium used in the building has stadium seating with shallow steps and is wheelchair accessible; microphones are used in the venue. The film will be shown with closed captions in the auditorium. Classrooms in the Art Building (which is the same building as the Art Museum) are on the 2nd floor and are accessible via an elevator or stairs, they are flat floors with classroom style seating and are wheelchair accessible. The Willits-Hallowell Center is two levels with a lift available between floors; a microphone is used in the largest space (Morrison Room).

For inquiries about the accessibility of this event or to request any accommodations, please contact the event contacts below. Please make accommodation requests no later than October 31 to give implementation time, however, in all situations, a good faith effort will be made to provide accommodations up until the time of the event.

Parking: Those driving should park in visitor parking and are encouraged to park in the Gorse lot. For those needing accessible parking, there is parking directly in front of the Art Museum.

Register for this Symposium

If you are attending from one of the Five Colleges (Mount Holyoke, Amherst, Hampshire, Smith, or UMass-Amherst) please register using this form. 

Those attending from other institutions must register and pay online ahead of time.
Once registered, refund requests will not be granted after October 13, 2023.

Space is limited and is on a first come, first serve basis; once full, we will add names to our waitlist.