Dyson is a Georgetown University sociology professor, but his influence has spread far beyond the academy. For the last quarter of a century, Dyson has enlivened public debate across the media landscape as an acclaimed author of 19 books, highly sought after lecturer, and national media fixture. As for Dyson’s latest book, “What Truth Sounds Like,” The Washington Post states that it is passionately written and that “Dyson’s larger purpose is to reflect on the relevance of the dynamic it represented ― speaking truth to power ― in the current racial and political climate.” Dyson’s remarkable ascent ― from a factory worker who didn’t start college until he was 21 to a Princeton Ph.D. ― may help explain why writer Naomi Wolf terms him “the ideal public intellectual of our time.”

Before the event, Dr. Douglas George, BT����associate professor of sociology and AKD faculty adviser, said “Having an engaging speaker and scholar like Dr. Dyson come to BT����is an extraordinary opportunity for all of us at BT����and the surrounding community. Everyone needs to come hear him speak. I promise you he is going to challenge us to do better but at the same time offer us hope.”

The speakers forum is part of a research and service project on the spread of deceptive information online and what can be done about it, initiated by a BT����AKD research team. “The project serves to not only showcase the educational achievements of BT����students,” said George, “but a real desire of BT����students to help engage the community on a pressing issue of the day. I am constantly impressed with what our students can accomplish.”

Co-sponsors of the event were the BT����Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology, BT����NAACP, BT����Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, the BT����College of Liberal Arts and the BT����Office of the Provost. The event was funded in part by the BT����Student Government Association, a grant from the BT����Foundation, and a Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

Watch Dr. McKinnon on PBS
Dr. Duncan McKinnon (anthropology) was a member of an archaeological team that investigated various sites for Time Team America on PBS.  This is the link to the PBS site: .  You may use the following link to see a brief video of his work:    Scroll down the page just a bit and you will find his picture.