Berea College Calendar

Of Hard Times and Harmony

Windborne

The Windborne Ensemble’s captivating performance draws on the singers’ deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony. The absolute uniqueness of their artistic approach brings old songs into the present. The ensemble shifts effortlessly between dramatically different styles of music, inviting their audience into a journey that spans continents and centuries, while illuminating and expanding the profound power and variation of the human voice. They are widely known for their innovative arrangements and bold harmonies that are anything but predictable.

The Life and Death of Democracy: Lessons for America

Dr. Daniel Ziblatt

Is American democracy at risk today? Dr. Ziblatt, a government professor at Harvard University and director of the Transformations of Democracy research unit at the Berlin Social Science Center, is the author most recently of How Democracies Die (2018). In his talk, Dr. Ziblatt will draw on historical and contemporary examples of democratic crises worldwide to explore threats to contemporary American democracy and reflect on ways out of the current predicament.

Envisioning the Future of Work: Building More Inclusive Workplaces

Dr. Rachael Pettigrew ’97

Dr. Pettigrew is a management professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. Her research draws on her interdisciplinary educational background (i.e., Business, Sociology, and Child and Family Studies) to explore topics related to gender in the workplace, work-life balance, family-friendly policies, as well as diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Using an interdisciplinary lens, Dr. Pettigrew will discuss the urgency of building more inclusive workplaces. Rooted in her research and bolstered by demographic data, she will present her vision for future workplaces, including building inclusive spaces with fewer barriers for employees, de-gendering workplace policies, and increasing the visibility of all types of care responsibilities in the workplace. Woods Lecture