CCIT Presents Final ‘Rice on the Road’ Community Excursions

The Center for Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CCIT) will present August Wilson’s Hill District and Educational Justice in the Hazelwood Context as the final two excursions of its innovative Monsignor Owen Rice Lecture Series.

The August Wilson’s Hill District excursion will be held on Thursday, March 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the August Wilson Room at the Carnegie Library located at 2177 Centre Ave., in the Hill District. A bus tour featuring locations in Wilson’s life and plays will illuminate the spirit of the Hill as Wilson experienced and envisioned it. Seating for the bus tour is at capacity; however, those interested in the panel discussion are invited to meet at 4 p.m. at the Carnegie Library.

The CCIT will follow up with Educational Justice in the Hazelwood Context from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 22. A brief tour of Hazelwood followed by a panel discussion will explore how the long-term absence of a neighborhood school and a lack of educational opportunities have affected the Hazelwood community. This presentation is co-sponsored by the UCEA Center for Educational Leadership and Social Justice. The location will be announced.

The Rice on the Road lecture series was developed to improve understanding of social justice issues in partner communities, Hazelwood and the Hill District, and to foster a dialogue among community partners, residents and local leaders with University staff, faculty and students.

The CCIT will conclude its Rice on the Road series with a closing dialogue at noon on Tuesday, April 2, in the Africa Room of the Union.

All events are free and open to the public. For additional information or to register, visit the Center for the Catholic Intellectual Tradition’s website or call 412.396.1595.