The Institute for Diversity Equity and Advocacy (IDEA) announces the return of Diversity Through the Disciplines, a day-long symposium showcasing the research of faculty who were awarded the President's Multicultural Faculty Research Award in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The symposium will be held on Friday, April 30th in the President's Room of the Coffman Memorial Union from 9:00 a.m. -3:30 p.m. Seating is limited to 70 participants, so please register at your earliest convenience.
Re-named the IDEA Multicultural Research Award, these research grants exist to encourage and support research by faculty of color and to promote research on issues related to communities of color in the United States as well as abroad. The Luncheon keynote will be provided by Professor Tobin Siebers of the University of Michigan, author of Disability Theory. Lunch is provided. Seating is limited; register for the symposium here: http://www.saa.umn.edu/oed/idea/register
For a full schedule of presenters as well as future updates, check: http://www.academic.umn.edu/equity/institute.html
Please direct any questions or requests for accommodations to oedidea@umn.edu or call 612.624.0594.
