FACE FORWARD Speaker Series

During the academic 2021-2022 year, as part of multidimensional initiatives to advance our mission of becoming an anti-oppressive, inclusive institution, the Mailman School launched a comprehensive curriculum analysis to address issues of power, race, oppression, and privilege in our content. Central to this process is our work to identify biases, omissions, inaccuracies, and other aspects of our educational program that sustain racism in our field. 

As part of this initiative, the School held the FACE Forward Speaker Series, featuring panel discussions with renowned public health experts. Through this series, a variety of guests - from local policymakers to community organizers to international public health innovators –  shared insights on anti-racist practice and engaged in a dialogue with faculty, staff, and students. 

FACE Forward adds a critical component to our integrated MPH Core curriculum, providing opportunities for students to analyze the ways that structural bias and racism undermine health, and to consider how we can repair these inequities in our work as a public health professionals. The series is set to return in 2025.

Each FACE Forward discussion was moderated by Robert Fullilove, EdD, Professor of Sociomedical Sciences and Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs.