Thu, Feb 26
|Nutmeg Pulpit Exhibit, main lobby
After the Applause: Unpacking the Pennington Lecture
Join us one week after the 5th Annual Pennington Lecture to reflect on what the event taught us or inspired us to question. Whether you attended the lecture or not, come share your reflections and contribute to the conversation!
Time & Location
Feb 26, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Nutmeg Pulpit Exhibit, main lobby, 950 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
About the Event
After the Applause: Unpacking the Pennington Lecture
Dr. Anthony Jack, author of The Privileged Poor and Class Dismissed, and a former low-income, first-generation college student, details how campus class divides create barriers to academic and career success. He shares what schools can do to level the playing field. Following his Pennington Lecture (on Thursday, February 19th), join us one week later (Thursday, February 26th) at CT State Capital to reflect on what the event taught us or inspired us to question. Whether you attended the lecture or not, come share your reflections and contribute to the conversation.
Dr. Anthony Jack, 2026 Pennington Lecture
As author of The Privileged Poor and Class Dismissed, Dr. Anthony Jack—once a low-income, first-generation college student himself—details how class divides on campus create barriers to academic and career success, and shares what schools can do to truly level the playing field. Anthony is also the faculty director of Boston University’s Newbury Center, which serves first-generation students and focuses on student success and inclusion.
About the Pennington Lecture
CT State Capital's annual Pennington Lecture, now in its fifth year, is a project designed to bring “out of the shadows” the rich history of the Talcott Street Church, Connecticut's First Black Church and school located in Hartford and built in 1819. Capital sits adjacent to the original location of the church where Reverend Pennington served as pastor.
The Pennington Lecture is a collaboration between CT State Capital Community College, the Amistad Center for Arts and Culture, and The Wadsworth. After the Applause is sponsored by the Center for Teaching & the Center for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.