The faculty of the Wayne State Graduate Program in Public Administration invite you to join us for the 21th Annual Lent Upson Lecture on Monday, May 16, 2022. For this hybrid event, we are pleased to welcome Dean Susan T. Gooden at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, as our keynote speaker. The title of the lecture is "Race and Social Equity: A Nervous Area of Government."

The distinguished panelists are:

- Robin Carter-Cooper, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Oakland County
- Katherine Ralston, Director of Housing Services, Jefferson East, Inc.
- Matías Valenzuela, Director, Office of Equity and Community Partnership, Public Health, Seattle & King County
- Terrel White, Director of Advancement, The Center for Nonprofit Excellence

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as of May 16, we now have reached the auditorium capacity for in-person attandance. You can still RSVP to attend the event virtually via Zoom meeting. 

The lecture is co-sponsored by the Detroit Metropolitan Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, the Levin Center at Wayne Law, and the Citizens Research Council of Michigan.