TALK: Dr. Evelynn M. Hammonds, Dean of Harvard College

College of Arts and Humanities Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Bioscience Research Building, 1103

The UMD ADVANCE Program andARHU present Dr. Evelynn M. Hammond who will address the persistent underrepresentation of women of color in STEM fields.

Dr. Evelynn M. Hammonds, Dean of Harvard College
"Intersectionality in STEM Fields: A Roadblock in Theory and Practice"

Dr. Hammonds, an internationally recognized authority on the intersectionality of race, class, and gender in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, will address the persistent underrepresentation of women of color in STEM fields from a historical perspective. Dr. Hammonds is Dean of Harvard College and the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and African and African-American studies. Prior to her appointment as dean, she served as Harvard University‚Äôs first senior vice provost for faculty development and diversity beginning in July 2005. Dean Hammonds joined the faculty of arts and sciences in 2002 after teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she was the founding director of the Center for the Study of Diversity in Science, Technology, and Medicine. In February 2010, Dean Hammonds was appointed to President Barack Obama‚Äôs Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

For more information, view theprogram flyer.

Add to Calendar 09/21/11 3:30 PM 09/21/11 4:30 PM America/New_York TALK: Dr. Evelynn M. Hammonds, Dean of Harvard College The UMD ADVANCE Program andARHU present Dr. Evelynn M. Hammond who will address the persistent underrepresentation of women of color in STEM fields.

Dr. Evelynn M. Hammonds, Dean of Harvard College
"Intersectionality in STEM Fields: A Roadblock in Theory and Practice"

Dr. Hammonds, an internationally recognized authority on the intersectionality of race, class, and gender in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, will address the persistent underrepresentation of women of color in STEM fields from a historical perspective. Dr. Hammonds is Dean of Harvard College and the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and African and African-American studies. Prior to her appointment as dean, she served as Harvard University‚Äôs first senior vice provost for faculty development and diversity beginning in July 2005. Dean Hammonds joined the faculty of arts and sciences in 2002 after teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she was the founding director of the Center for the Study of Diversity in Science, Technology, and Medicine. In February 2010, Dean Hammonds was appointed to President Barack Obama‚Äôs Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

For more information, view theprogram flyer. Bioscience Research Building