Robert Laxalt Distinguished Writer Program Event

Nevada Humanities, in partnership with the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, is pleased to announce Linda Villarosa as the 2024 Robert Laxalt Distinguished Writer. Villarosa is a journalist, novelist, and educator, and she is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine where she covers race, inequality, and public health. 

Nevada Humanities will host a special event on Tuesday, October 22 at 12 noon at the Holland Project, featuring a conversation with Linda Villarosa and Melanie Duckworth, Executive Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno. Villarosa and Duckworth will discuss how struggles with mental illness for Black Americans are compounded by issues of racism, perception, and bais, and the ways in which psychological wellbeing can affect medical care.

This event is free and open to the public, but we ask that you RSVP in advance.

Host or Publisher Nevada Humanities