Join Marquette Civic Dialogues for a panel discussion and dialogue dinner exploring the relationship between polarization and the loneliness epidemic we face today. The event will run Thursday, April 11, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in O’Brien Hall 105 A and B.
Panelists will discuss the neurological, evolutionary and political origins that contribute to our individual and collective well-being. Audience members will be able to deliberate over these insights in a dialogue dinner from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Panelists include:
- Dr. Leah Flack, professor of English in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
- Dr. Paul Gasser, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences
- Dr. Sue Giaimo, teaching associate professor of political science in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences and biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences
- Dr. Nakia Gordon, associate professor of psychology in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
- Dr. Robert Wheeler, professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences
- Ahmed Quereshi, executive director of the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee
Registration for the event is preferred as the dialogue dinner will be catered. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options will be offered.
