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Commitment to Multiculturalism Awards presented at the Third Annual Black and White Affair The following individuals were honored at the Third Annual Black and White Affair for their commitment to multiculturalism at Ole Miss: Faculty: Dr. Laura Johnson (Psychology) |
October 2, 2009
Scholar to Discuss Women's Status In Iran for Annual Howorth Lecture The status of women in Iran is to be explored Thursday (Oct. 8) when a renowned women's rights scholar visits the University of Mississippi as guest lecturer for the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies. The 15th Annual Lucy Somerville Howorth Lecture features Nayereh Tohidi, professor of women's and gender studies at the University of California at Northridge, who plans to discuss "'Women, Islam and Democracy in the Middle East: The Case of Iran." The program, set for 7 p.m. in Bryant Hall, Room 209, is free and open to the public. |
September 21, 2009
Professor Links American Gynecology to Slavery, Irish Immigration in Sept. 23 Lecture Links between enslaved women and poor Irish immigrant women and the advancement of American gynecology will be discussed by Deirdre Cooper Owens, University of Mississippi assistant professor of history, Wednesday (Sept. 23) in a campus program. Continue reading: http://news.olemiss.edu/index.php/Ole-Miss-News/News-Releases/Gynecology-Brown-Bag.html |
September 15, 2009
Images from Welcome Back Reception: |
September 14, 2009
GST Alumnus Update: Alum Headed to England for 2009 Fulbright Study With bachelor's degrees in history and theatre arts already under his belt, University of Mississippi alumnus Kenneth Lane Jones is on his way to Great Britain as a 2009-10 Fulbright Scholar. Jones, a native of Water Valley who graduated from UM in 2007, will pursue a graduate certificate program in museum studies at Leicester University. The Fulbright Scholarship will support his research on the little-known history of Britain's Channel Islands, which German forces occupied during World War II. Continue reading: http://news.olemiss.edu/index.php/Ole-Miss-News/News-Releases/Fulbright-Alum.html |
September 1, 2009
GST Minors and Staff Updates: Recent Croft grad ('09) Katie Swain has had her paper "Out of the Closet and into the Mainstream: The Exploitation of Lesbian Imagery in the Music Industry," written in Mary Carruth's G ST H 201 class, accepted at both the Florida Consortium for Women and Gender Studies Conference entitled "Women Mobilizing for Change: Past, Present, Future" and the 18th Women & Society Conference. Hayley James, who graduated cum laude May 2009 in English with a gender studies minor, is attending the Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Shara Crookston, the Isom teaching assistant from 2006-2009, is now a visiting assistant professor of women's and gender studies at the University of Toledo in Ohio. She completed her dissertation under the direction of Dr. Amy Wells in Higher Education. |
August 24, 2009
Isom Center News: This fall the Isom Center will be welcoming a new graduate assistant, Elizabeth Feder Hosey, to help with programming and work study student, Taylor Ridling, who is also a Gender Studies minor. Also, Teresa Starkey (ABD, Emory) will be serving as an visiting adjuct instructor and will teaching G ST 201 this fall and G ST 333 in the spring. |
August 10, 2009
J. D. Williams Library's Women's Studies Newsletter: The Women's Studies Subject Deparment of the J. D. Williams Library has released the first edition of it's new newsletter: Library Newsletter for Women’s Studies |
July 15, 2009
Affiliates and Associates News: Our Associate, Deborah Young, "Honors College Associate Dean Inspires Students to Compete for National Scholarships " Our Affiliate, Nancy Wicker, "Art History Professor Chosen for Prestigious ACLS Fellowship" |
April 20, 2009
Congratulations to our Affiliates on their recent promotions and grants of tenure: Dr. Jaime Harker (English) 2009 End of Year Awards and Honorees: Graduating Minors: End of Year Awards: Honorees: |
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