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The Parker Academy

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April 14, 2020ā€” Ā鶹“«Ć½ā€™s Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement is continuing its Six@Six Lecture Series as virtual eventsā€”showcasing the scholarship and creative work at NKU through May. 

ā€œNormally, we are live at venues around the region, like the Behringer-Crawford Museum and the Mercantile Library,ā€ said Mark Neikirk, executive director of NKUā€™s Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement ā€œCOVID-19 has grounded us, but not stopped us. Tune in to Engage@NKU and connect with the world beyond our doorstepsā€”even as we all stay healthy at home.ā€

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NKU Students at the Parker Academy ProjectĀ 
The virtual series kicks off with History Professor Dr. Brian Hackett and his graduate student Chelsea Hauer discussing NKUā€™s excavation and interpretation of the Parker Academy site in New Richmond, Ohio. NKU faculty and students are studying the Parker Academy, the first school in Ohio to offer a fully integrated educationā€”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 | ā€˜Let Our Loss Be Heardā€™ ā€“ The Margaret Garner Story
  • April 28 | Our Money is Legal Tender ā€“ 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: Womenā€™s Suffrage in Northern Kentucky

Since 2010, NKUā€™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. 

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