Scholar to speak about women, minority faculty
September 21, 2012
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The University of Alaska Fairbanks will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its women’s and gender studies program with a free public lecture Monday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium.
Sociologist and visiting scholar Sharon Bird will speak about the strategies women and minorities use to navigate careers in academia. She will also discuss ways to diversify science, technology, engineering and math faculties in the United States.
MEDIA CONTACT: Kayt Sunwood, UAF Women’s Center manager, 907-474-6311 or kayt.sunwood@alaska.edu. Sine Anahita at 474-6515 or sine.anahita@alaska.edu. Sharon Bird at sbird@iastate.edu.
ON THE WEB: http://www.soc.iastate.edu/staff/bird.html
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