Manning is an expert on the history of blacks in science, medicine and technology. Expert on black social issues All three lectures are free and open to the public. DuCille's lecture is sponsored by the Department of African and Afro-American Studies. The Davis and Torres-Gil lectures are part of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work's Spring Lecture Series. In addition, Davis and Torres-Gil will conduct seminars during their visits.
Enrollment is open to graduate-level students and space is limited.
For more information, contact the social work school at 935-6630. Prominent Hispanic leader DuCille has taught at the University of California, San Diego since 1996. Before that, she was on the faculty at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., from 1991 to 1996, rising to professor of English and African-American studies. She earned a doctorate in American civilization from Brown University. As commissioner, Davis was responsible for executive leadership of a statewide behavioral health care system comprised of 15 facilities and 40 local community service agencies.