11/17/2025
Wake Forest University School of Divinity will host the 10th Annual John W. Hatch Lecture and Symposium on December 2, 2025, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine campus in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Register Today: https://web.cvent.com/event/93b92c4a-02c5-4678-98ed-6bacfd624111/register?rt=CIgQH173kUypDDkNedT6Xw
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The theme for this year’s program, “Faith, Health, and the Environment: The Demands of Justice,” will examine the interrelated dynamics of faith, health, policy, and the environment as critical domains for advancing justice and the common good.
The event which brings together scholars, public officials, faith leaders, and experts in public health will feature keynote addresses by Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy and Director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University and Dr. Dayna Bowen Matthew, Dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School.
The symposium is a collaboration with the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, the National Association of Community Health Centers, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
The Hatch Lecture and Symposium is named in honor of the pioneering work of Dr. John W. Hatch, William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Hatch's esteemed career includes over 50 years of experience in the areas of faith, health, and community organization with a special focus on underserved communities and social justice.
We hope you will be able to join us for this momentous occasion and critical conversation.
