The 33rd Annual Conference on the Advancement of Women (April 21, 2017) acts as a support to expand regional, national and international research in Women's Studies and related fields of scholarship. Through various keynote speakers and guest scholars our participants have found a place to network and support women faculty, staff, and students and all interested members of the University and surrounding communities.
Since 1984, when the First All-University Conference on the Advancement of Women in Academia was held, over 40 guest scholars and activist have spoken on this campus. Guest scholars have included a Chief Nurse and Colonel in the US Army Reserves, Dr. Margarethe Cammermeyer, a former Vice-Presidential candidate and an inductee to the National Women’s Hall of Fame, member Winona LaDuke, as well as one of the founding members of the second wave of the women’s movement and current recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award, Gloria Steinem.
We invite presentations that explore the manifold meanings of movement and change as connected to, created by, and/or caught up in the presence of women's, gender, and identity issues, in both contemporary and historical frameworks. Interdisciplinary proposals, as well as those from the disciplines and specialty subject areas are welcome. Visit our web site for a detailed call for proposals http://www.depts.ttu.edu/wstudies/call_for_papers_and_panels.php
Schedule
The all-day conference panel and keynote sessions on Friday, April 21st, will be held in the Student Union Building (upper level). Room assignments and the conference program will be available online as the final call for proposals are reviewed.
The Women's Studies Program is part of the Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement.
CONTACT: Women’s Studies Program, Texas Tech University, (806) 742-4335, or
womens.studies@ttu.edu
