Holocaust Museum Houston presents Public Lecture with Dr. Ruth J. Simmons

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Holocaust Museum Houston will host a presentation from Dr. Ruth J. Simmons on her upbringing in Jim Crow-era Texas and how that affected her career in academia. A Distinguished Presidential Fellow at Rice University and Senior Adviser to the President of Harvard University on HBCU Initiatives, Dr. Simmons served as President of Prairie View A&M University until March 2023. Dr. Simmons’ memoir, Up Home, is a New York Times bestseller.

Holocaust Museum Houston will host a presentation from Dr. Ruth J. Simmons on her upbringing in Jim Crow-era Texas and how that affected her career in academia. A Distinguished Presidential Fellow at Rice University and Senior Adviser to the President of Harvard University on HBCU Initiatives, Dr. Simmons served as President of Prairie View A&M University until March 2023. Dr. Simmons’ memoir, Up Home, is a New York Times bestseller.

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Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004, USA
https://hmh.org/event/public-lecture-with-dr-ruth-j-simmons/

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Admission is free.

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