Towson University welcomes this spring’s Graduate Lecture Series guest speaker, Dr. Elizabeth Higginbotham, professor of sociology at the University of Delaware and author of Too Much to Ask: Black Women in the Era of Integration.
Higginbotham will present “Searching for Claire Huxtable: Realities of Life for Black Professional Women” on Wednesday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in the University Union, Potomac Lounge. A reception with light refreshments will precede the lecture, which includes a question and answer session.
Over the last 30 years, black professional women have made remarkable progress in the workplace, but there are still many obstacles to overcome. Higginbotham will facilitate an interactive discussion of race and gender issues that have haunted the professional world over recent decades and the concerns that remain today.
Students, faculty, staff and community members are strongly encouraged to attend this event co-sponsored by the College of Graduate Studies and Research and the College of Liberal Arts!
The Graduate Lecture Series was established in fall 2000. Each term, one guest speaker is invited to TU to discuss a topic that is timely and interesting to the campus and the community. The programs are free and open to the public. Past presenters include Jayne Miller (WBAL-TV); Richard Ingersoll (associate professor of education and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania); Vic Maconachy (National Security Agency); Paul Sarbanes (U.S. senator); Dr. Peter Beilenson (Baltimore health commissioner) and more.
For more information about Dr. Higginbotham’s visit or the Graduate Lecture Series, contact Larry Shirley at 410-704-2077 or lshirley@towson.edu, or visit {http://grad.towson.edu/about/lecture.asp}.
