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Inequality and Bias in US Postsecondary Education
The CES Research Seminar Programme, in association with the IAS AMIN Network is pleased to welcome Dr Anne MacLachlan (UC Berkeley) to present:
Inequality and Bias in US Postsecondary Education
Venue: Wolfson Research Exchange, Room 3
Friday 23rd September 2016, 12:30-14:00
This is an open ended discussion about inequality of access to postsecondary education in the United States. After a short overview of the current situation she will reflect on why it has been so difficult at the undergraduate and postgraduate level to ensure fair admission and degree completion for women and students of colour as well as to increase their numbers on faculty.
Anne has a Ph.D. in European social and economic history and she has worked for 30 years with University of California, most recently as senior researcher at the Center for Studies in Higher Education and Molecular and Cellular Biology at UC Berkeley. She has also served as Ph.D. placement advisor at UCB and as Asst. Dean of the Graduate Division at UC Santa Barbara. Throughout she has conducted extensive research on doctoral success, socialization and career paths among other topics. Women and underrepresented groups, particularly in science and technology, have been a constant in most of her research. She has extensive national and international service and works closely with especially German higher education researchers. She has been funded by the Spencer Foundation, University of California Graduate Division, Packard Foundation, NSF, etc. Fellowships include German Academic Exchange Service, Institute for European History, and Max-Planck-Institut für Geschichte, AAAS, etc
If you have questions or queries, please contact:
Charikleia.Tzanakou@warwick.ac.uk