Lecture- Expanding Personal Borders
Our lecturer last week, Dr. Robert Shelton, has been deeply immersed in the field of physics. His passion for physics led him to his position as a chair in the Department of Physics at UC Berkeley,...
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Steele goes on to describe how different individuals have coped with the different stereotype threats. In many African American communities it is common to “pass” which is where a person is a black in...
View ArticleOpen Option- Affirmative Action
According to the Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia, affirmative action is “an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women.” This concept is...
View ArticleOpen Option- The Combahee River Collective
In 1973, Barbara Smith, an African American author and activist, attended the first ever meeting of the National Black Feminist Organization. At this meeting, she met and conversed with women from all...
View ArticleNew York Times- Gender Equality
New York Times- Why Gender Equality Stalled, Stephanie Coontz One example of identity created within community is that of gender identity – how different views and practices may be evident concerning...
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