Lecture explores gender issues

Date of Event: September 20, 2012

Posted: September 7, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio — Joan Straumanis, a specialist in science curricular evaluation, reform and innovation, will present two lectures at Denison University, where she was a philosophy professor in the 1970s. The first lecture, “Selecting a Sex: Our Own and Our Children’s,” will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, in the lecture hall of Denison University’s Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). The second lecture, “Women & Science: an Update and Response to Larry Summers,” will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, in the same location. Both lectures, sponsored by the Laura C. Harris Symposium, are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Melissa Feldner at 740-587-6297 or visit www.denison.edu.

Straumanis has served terms at the interim president of Antioch College as well as at the Metropolitan University of New York, and has been a program director at the National Science Foundation. Her areas of specialization include philosophy, women’s studies, and curricular innovation and reform, especially in science.

The Laura C. Harris Symposium is dedicated to Dr. Harris’ memory as a revolutionary woman in the fields of education and medicine. The purpose of the lecture series, sponsored by Denison’s Women’s Studies Department, is to encourage Denison women to continue seeking new educational and professional opportunities.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville – Lecture: “Selecting a Sex: Our Own and Our Children’s,” at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, in the lecture hall of the Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). For more information, contact Melissa Feldner at 740-587-6297 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville – Lecture: “Women & Science: an Update and Response to Larry Summers,” at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, in the lecture hall of the Burton D. Morgan Center (150 Ridge Road). For more information, contact Melissa Feldner at 740-587-6297 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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