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Dr. Linda Chavers ’00 Speaks on the Issues of Ferguson
On Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, NCS alumna Dr. Linda Chavers, Class of 2000, returned to NCS to lead discussions about the issues surrounding the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. Dr. Chavers, who holds a doctorate in African-American Studies and English from Harvard University, spoke on the eve of the grand jury verdict, which has touched off nationwide protests. She spoke to 8th-grade American Government classes and Upper School students.
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In the 8th-grade American Government classes, Dr. Chavers asked Middle School students to share what they know about the Ferguson case. In a discussion format, students listed the facts they had collected through current events and reading assignments, following the news, and discussions with family and friends. After compiling the list of known items, she and the students created a list of things they wanted to know about the case. The questions posed about the specifics of this case opened up the topic to the history of police violence cases, court outcomes, the current state of race issues in the US, the value of black lives in society, the militarization of police forces, media coverage, and the power of social media.
Dr. Chavers also spoke with Upper School students and faculty in the afternoon. She urged students to be leaders who work for change in the national dialogue on racial issues.
NCS is grateful to Dr. Chavers for sharing her time and expertise with us. Her visit was sponsored by the NCS Black Student Union, the Equity Board, and the Center for Ethical Leadership and Service.
About Dr. Linda Chavers
After graduating from NCS in 2000, Linda Chavers spent three years at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating on race and the history of American entertainment. She spent her summers interning for The Washington Post and Penguin Publishing. In 2003, she graduated early magna cum laude. From there, she worked in journalism and publishing as an intern for The Nation and as an editorial assistant for The New Press, The New York Times, and Vogue.
In 2006 she attended Harvard and in 2013 earned her PhD in African-American Studies and English; her dissertation topic was "Violent Disruptions: The Interracial Imagination of Richard Wright and William Faulkner." During her graduate studies Dr. Chavers taught Harvard University undergraduates about the history and American tradition of protest literature, black women's literature, and interracial literature. Since gradating, Dr. Chavers taught Intellectual Heritage at Temple University in Philadelphia before her current position teaching English at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire.
NCS is grateful to Dr. Chavers for sharing her time and expertise with us. Her visit was sponsored by the NCS Black Student Union, the Equity Board, and the Center for Ethical Leadership and Service.
About Dr. Linda Chavers
After graduating from NCS in 2000, Linda Chavers spent three years at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating on race and the history of American entertainment. She spent her summers interning for The Washington Post and Penguin Publishing. In 2003, she graduated early magna cum laude. From there, she worked in journalism and publishing as an intern for The Nation and as an editorial assistant for The New Press, The New York Times, and Vogue.
In 2006 she attended Harvard and in 2013 earned her PhD in African-American Studies and English; her dissertation topic was "Violent Disruptions: The Interracial Imagination of Richard Wright and William Faulkner." During her graduate studies Dr. Chavers taught Harvard University undergraduates about the history and American tradition of protest literature, black women's literature, and interracial literature. Since gradating, Dr. Chavers taught Intellectual Heritage at Temple University in Philadelphia before her current position teaching English at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire.
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Dr. Linda Chavers, NCS Class of 2000.
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Dr. Chavers with an 8th-grade American Government class.
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Members of the Class of 2000: Ayanna Byrd, Kyla Sams, Linda Chavers, Brianne Barbour-Armstrong with Tyson Armstrong.
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