Conference Highlights

During the summer of 2008, the College of St. Catherine, the nation's largest college for women, hosted a national conference on feminism and science.

Inclusive Science: Articulating Theory, Practice, and Action focused on the intersections of science, gender, race and class.  This conference brought together scholars in the areas of feminist critique of science, critical and liberative pedagogies in science, and those who have expanded their scholarly work to activism in these areas.  

This was truly an academic collaboration.  The knowledge exchanged here will be of tremendous benefit to all institutions interested in recruiting and retaining women and students of color in science programs, and in training all students in scientific literacy and practice.

This national conference addressed issues which are critical to the success of science programs across the country.  more >>

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Marlene Zuk, Professor of Biology and the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Equity and Diversity at the University of California-Riverside, is an evolutionary biologist who studies sexual selection in a variety of animals.  more >>

Dr. Sue Rosser, Dean of Ivan Allen College, the liberal arts college at Georgia Institute of Technology, has edited collections and written approximately 120 journal articles on the theoretical and applied problems of women and science and women’s health.  more >>

Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, the ninth president of Spelman College, is a scholar, teacher, author, administrator and race relations expert. In her latest book she explores the social and educational implications of the growing racial isolation in our public schools.
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Sponsors

Sponsored by the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) and the College of St. Catherine