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A Conversation on Inclusion and Belonging with Dr. Andrew Solomon

Andrew Solomon
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Andrew Solomon

Diversity is what unites us all -- that’s the underlying premise of the latest book by our guest today, Dr. Andrew Solomon. He is a writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology. He is a winner of the National Book Award, and an activist in LGBT rights, mental health, and the arts.He’s been a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine; and has written for many other periodicals, and has published a number of books.His latest book is calledFar From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identitywhich tells the stories of families raising exceptional children who not only learn to deal with their challenges, but also find profound meaning in the process.

Dr. Solomon will be in southwest for two events at Florida Gulf Coast Universityon Monday, September 24th: one for students at 3:30 in the afternoon called A Conversation on Inclusion and Belonging, and another that’s open to everyone that evening at 6:30 called Radical Compassion:” How Inclusion Benefits us All. Click HERE to register.

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Julie Glenn is the host of Gulf Coast Live. She has been working in southwest Florida as a freelance writer since 2007, most recently as a regular columnist for the Naples Daily News. She began her broadcasting career in 1993 as a reporter/anchor/producer for a local CBS affiliate in Quincy, Illinois. After also working for the NBC affiliate, she decided to move to Parma, Italy where she earned her Master’s degree in communication from the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Her undergraduate degree in Mass Communication is from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
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