Please save the date and join us for a Forum on Ethnic Studies, Academic Freedom, and the Value of Scholarship
You will hear from distinguished UA faculty about their ethnic studies research, scholarship, and pedagogies, as well as informative presentations on the concepts of intellectual and academic freedom. A concurrent poster session will feature graduate student research related to ethnic studies topics.
Funding Sponsors: Office of the President, College of Education, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Humanities, Gender & Women’s Studies, Graduate and Interdisciplinary Programs, The Graduate College, Office of Outreach and Multicultural Affairs-College of Medicine.
Co-Sponsors: Faculty Senate Task Force on Equity and Fairness, Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, ASUA Initiatives for Maximizing Student Diversity, Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Mexican American Studies, School of Information Resources and Library Sciences, Ronald McNair Achievement Program, UA/Sloan Indigenous Partnership for Native Americans in STEM Fields, Latin American Summer Research Program, Roberti Program for Native American Graduate Students.
- Opening Remarks - Miranda Joseph, Chair, Faculty Senate Taskforce on Equity
and Fairness & Interim Department Head Gender and Women's Studies
- Welcoming Remarks - Jacqueline Lee Mok, Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs & Provost
- An Intertwined History: Ethnic Studies and Academic Freedom – Gary Rhoades, Professor of Educational Policy Studies/Practice, Center for the Study of Higher Education
- UA's Contributions to Contemporary Ethnic Studies Knowledge – Antonio L. Estrada, Head and Professor of Mexican American Studies & Franci Washburn, Professor of American Indian Studies
Q&A
Break 12:00 – 12:15 pm.
Please engage our featured graduate student researchers at the poster presentations outside the Catalina Room
Forum Part II 12:15 – 1:15 pm
- Intellectual Freedom and Access to Information – Carla Stoffle, Dean of the
University Libraries & Center for Creative Photography
- The Value of Ethnic Studies in the General Education Curriculum – Geta LeSeur, Professor of Engllish
- Local Contributions to Knowledge – Adela Licona, Assistant Professor of English
- The Value of Social Movement Documents for Pedagogy and Research – Thomas Sheridan, Research Anthropologist, Southwest Studies Center
Q&A
Forum Closing-->
- Opening Remarks - Miranda Joseph, Chair, Faculty Senate Taskforce on Equity
and Fairness & Interim Department Head Gender and Women's Studies
- Welcoming Remarks - Jacqueline Lee Mok, Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs & Provost
- An Intertwined History: Ethnic Studies and Academic Freedom – Gary Rhoades, Professor of Educational Policy Studies/Practice, Center for the Study of Higher Education
- UA's Contributions to Contemporary Ethnic Studies Knowledge – Antonio L. Estrada, Head and Professor of Mexican American Studies & Franci Washburn, Professor of American Indian Studies
Q&A
Break 12:00 – 12:15 pm.
Please engage our featured graduate student researchers at the poster presentations outside the Catalina Room
Forum Part II 12:15 – 1:15 pm
- Intellectual Freedom and Access to Information – Carla Stoffle, Dean of the
University Libraries & Center for Creative Photography
- The Value of Ethnic Studies in the General Education Curriculum – Geta LeSeur, Professor of Engllish
- Local Contributions to Knowledge – Adela Licona, Assistant Professor of English
- The Value of Social Movement Documents for Pedagogy and Research – Thomas Sheridan, Research Anthropologist, Southwest Studies Center
Q&A
Forum Closing-->
