Transforming the Culture of Academic Science and Engineering: Removing Barriers for Women
The National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine recently released the report "Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering." In response to this report the Boston University Women in Science and Engineering (BU WISE) committee is hosting a symposium to explore strategies for change. The discussion will be led by a panel of distinguished scientists, engineers, and scholars who are already changing the world for women.
Monday, November 13, 2006
4:00-6:00 PM
Photonics Building, Room 206
8 St. Mary's Street
Lotte Bailyn
Professor of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Member, National Academies' Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering and member of the ad hoc committee that wrote the report
Deborah Cotton
Professor of Medicine and Chair, Committee on Women's Status in the Department of Medicine (WSDOM), Boston University School of Medicine Professor of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health
Eve Riskin
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, University of Washington Director, ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change
Debra Rolison
Head, Advanced Electrochemical Materials Section, Naval Research Laboratory Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah Advocate for the use of Title IX to achieve gender equity in academic science and engineering departments
Discussants will be:
David Campbell: Provost of the Boston University Charles River Campus
Karen Antman: Provost of the Boston University Medical Campus
This event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. For further information please email wise@bu.edu.
