Six@Six Lectures Moves to Virtual Series: 51��, Greater Cincinnati Region

Six@Six Lectures Moves to

Virtual Series

The Parker Academy

April 14, 2020— 51��’s Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement is continuing its Six@Six Lecture Series as virtual events—showcasing the scholarship and creative work at 51�� through May.

“Normally, we are live at venues around the region, like the Behringer-Crawford Museum and the Mercantile Library,” said Mark Neikirk, executive director of 51��’s Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement “COVID-19 has grounded us, but not stopped us. Tune in to Engage@51�� and connect with the world beyond our doorsteps—even as we all stay healthy at home.”

51�� Students at the Parker Academy Project

The virtual series kicks off with History Professor Dr. Brian Hackett and his graduate student Chelsea Hauer discussing 51��’s excavation and interpretation of the Parker Academy site in New Richmond, Ohio. 51�� faculty and students are studying the Parker Academy, the first school in Ohio to offer a fully integrated education—anyone who wanted to be student, regardless of race or gender, learned in the same classroom. The school was founded in 1839. The discussion will begin at 6 p.m. with a live discussion to follow.

Future topics include:

April 21 | ‘Let Our Loss Be Heard’ – The Margaret Garner Story
April 28 | Our Money is Legal Tender – A Constitutional Tale
May 12 | When the Zombie Apocalypse was Fiction
May 19 | The Historical Poetry of Frank X Walker
May 29 | Organizing for Action: Women’s Suffrage in Northern Kentucky

Since 2010, 51��’s Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement has held the Six@Six lecture series to connect community members with the research expertise of our faculty and their students. The series is free and can be joined via or through its .

Visit the Six@Six for tickets and more information.

51�� 51��: Founded in 1968, we are a growing metropolitan university of more than 14,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near Cincinnati. Located in the quiet suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky—just seven miles southeast of Cincinnati—we have become a leader in Greater Cincinnati and Kentucky by providing a private school education for a fraction of the cost. While we are one of the fastest growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students' names. For more information, visit .

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