The Neves Evans Social Justice Lecture Series
with Angela Davis on March 3, 2020
Social justice research and advocacy is central to the mission of the College of Humatities, Social Sciences, and the Arts. It is also at the heart of a $250,000 endowment made to Sonoma State University by SSU Professor Emeritus H. Andréa Neves and her late husband Barton Evans. The couple of been longtime supporters of education programs, including building classrooms and teacher residences and funding secondary school and undergraduate scholarships in Tanzania. Dr. Neves has served on numerous boards, including the Scripps College Board of Trustees, the International Fulbright Association Board of Directors, the Stanford University School of Education Advisory Board, the Claremont McKenna College Berger Institute for Work, Family and Children, and the Sonoma State University Foundation.
The endowment, generously provided by Dr. Neves and her husband, supports the H. Andréa Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series at Sonoma State University, a joint venture of the College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts and the College of Education, Counseling, and Ethnic Studies. Each year the series invites a distinguished and inspiring speaker to address the topic of social justice in a public lecture for the campus and greater community.
The 2025 lecture with author Nikole Hannah-Jones will take place on Thursday, April 3rd at the Green Music Center. Tickets and more information available online.