Silver Highlights

Surviving and Thriving in the Academy with Maturity and Finesse

Join us online for an uplifting discussion about an often-ignored topic that is part of a nearly inevitable human experience. This panel speaks directly to the issue of graying hair and allow others to see that we all come to this experience differently.

Thursday, March 25, 2021

4 - 5:30pm PST

We will talk about how having gray hair impacts our relationship with our students, our research, our professional and academic advancement, and our sense of who we are becoming. This panel discussion features the following scholars:

• Stephanie Andrea Allen
  Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Gender Studies at Indiana University

• M. Shelly Connor
  Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Central Arkansas

• Carmen Lugo-Lugo
  Professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies and American Studies and Culture, and Director of the School of Languages, Cultures, and Race at Washington State University

• Lata Murti
  Associate Professor of Sociology at Brandman University

The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Marie Nubia-Feliciano, a faculty member herself, as well as an acclaimed public speaker, researcher, writer, and an education advocate.