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How COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Uniquely Affects Communities of Color: A Conversation with Nora Benavidez

Interview
By: Erin Carden | June 9, 2021

Misleading information, anti-vaccine propaganda, and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 vaccine continue to threaten public health. This interview unpacks those issues. More

Nora Benavidez’s and Tiffany Roberts’s headshots on black background and the words "Is Protest a Bad Word?" on teal text box

[VIRTUAL] Is “Protest” a Bad Word? Policies Boom to Ban Protest in the 21st Century

Thursday, April 8, 2021 | 1:30 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] Truth Be Told: The Proliferation of Online Misinformation and Disinformation—And What We Can Do About It

Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 7:00 pm MT
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[VIRTUAL] Activism in the Biden-Harris Administration

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | 7:00 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: What to Expect on Election Day and Beyond with Nora Benavidez

InterviewNovember 3, 2020

“Voting is essential to all the ways that we express ourselves and the way we, frankly, imagine what our future looks like together.” More

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The PEN Pod: Breaking Down PEN America v. Trump with Nora Benavidez

InterviewMarch 25, 2020

“We’re all online all the time needing information, needing access to what reporters are telling us. They’re the frontlines right now, and we need their voices.” More

Layers of Constantinia are added to existing barrier infrastructure along the U.S. - Mexico border near Nogales, AZ, on February 4, 2019. Photo: Robert Bushell

Reporting at the Border: A Legal Training for Journalists

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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Freedom to Protest & Freedom to Speak: The Challenges and Opportunities for University Governance

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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