Wilkinson College is committed to leading the conversation in our community on issues
of humanity, unity, and justice. As such, the college has undertaken semester-long
examinations of key societal issues, including the significance of race, environmental
justice, ethnic studies, health equity, and gender and sexuality. These interdisciplinary,
campus-wide conversations promote thoughtful dialogue; mindful reflection; social
tolerance; awareness and respect; peace and kindness. Our purpose for the 2026 ETW
series is to promote informed, impactful, and enriching interdisciplinary dialogues
through an in-depth exploration of the social, cultural, political, and environmental
impact of people and communities in motion.
The ETW series will focus on how social, cultural, political, and environmental structures
both shape and are shaped by people and communities in motion. Motion connotes physical
displacement or environmental alteration, bodies in motion, along with thoughts and
ideas that spur and initiate change.
The series will emphasize the following themes:
- immigration and migration
- community construction and destruction
- people in motion within public spaces
- social movements and collective action
