Upcoming Cultural Events


Previous Events from 2022-2023

  • Cafecito series (Sept. 2022): Weekly "coffee hour" events featuring faculty and staff of Hispanic descent.
  • National Migration Week (Sept. 19-25, 2022): Series of events to educate campus community on issues affecting immigrant communities. Activities included interfaith discussion, DACA educational event, prayer service, and social media outreach.
  • Cultural Day (Sept. 22, 2022): Celebration of cultural diversity on campus, in collaboration with student cultural organizations.
  • Meryenda series (Oct. 2022): Weekly "coffee hour" events featuring faculty and staff of Filipino descent.
  • Diwali celebration (Oct. 24, 2022): Event to celebrate Diwali and explore Indian culture.
  • Black Catholic History Month (Nov. 2022)
    • Mass & Soul Food | Principal Celebrant Rev. Manuel Williams, Parish Priest of Resurrection Catholic Missions in Montgomery, Alabama. (Nov. 8, 2022 - The Black Student Alliance)
    • Lecture and book signing on a new publication, The Black Intellectual Tradition. (Nov. 8, 2022 - The Institute for the Transformation of Catholic Education)
    • 2022 Sr. Bowman Lecture Series on Social Justice. (Nov. 10, 2022 - The Department of Library and Information Sciences)
    • Lecture Father Robert Boxie, Esq. priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, and Catholic Chaplain of Howard University. (Nov. 15, 2022 - Law School)
    • A Place at the Table: African-Americans on the Path to Sainthood, a documentary film that explores the lives of African American men and women on the path to canonization. (Nov. 29, 2022) 
  • MLK Week Teach-In (Jan. 2023)
    • Brian Stolarz (J.D. 1998) speaking about his book, Grace and Justice on Death Row: The Race Against Time and Texas to Free an Innocent Man. (Jan.17, 2023 - Campus Ministry)
    • Professor Mike Lyles speaking about Dr. King's Perspectives and Speeches on Economic Justice. (Jan. 19, 2023 - Campus Ministry)
  • Black History Month (Feb. 2023)
    • Author Jose Felipe Anderson speaking on the career and life of Charles Hamilton Houston and the biography entitled, Genius for Justice: Charles Hamilton Houston and the Reform of American Law. (Feb. 9, 2023)
    • Screening and panel discussion of filmmaker Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th, focusing on the history of race, incarceration and disempowerment of minority communities in America. Panelists included Adjunct Professor Michael Lyles and Professor Josephine Ross from the Howard University School of Law. (Feb. 16, 2023 - Black Law Students Association)
    • The Black American Experience in Brookland & Black History Month Mass Celebration with Monsignor Raymond East. (Feb. 23, 2023 - Pastor of St. Teresa Avila Catholic Church in S.E. Washington, D.C.)
    • You Belong Here - Video Presentation of "Soul Food" by Katie Paiva and Panel Discussion. (Feb. 28, 2023)
  • Additional Events During 2022-2023
    • 10 Seconds, a play about two African American teens and interactions with DC Police. (Nov. 14, 2022)
    • The annual Ofrenda del Día de los Muertos. (Oct. 21-Nov. 7, 2022)
    • Mañanitas to Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Dec. 12, 2022)
    • Sharing Our Stories: Panel Discussion featuring Immigrant Woman. (Mar. 23, 2023)
    • Oyeme, the Beautiful, a play about unaccompanied migrant children. (Mar. 27, 2023)
    • Global Fest. (Mar. 29, 2023)
    • Belonging: How to Support Students and Faculty of Color @ CatholicU. (Apr. 25, 2023)
    • 50th Anniversary of Partnership Group Alumni. (May 13, 2023)