Members of the NDSU community are invited to attend a series of presentations by Toni Schmader, associate professor of psychology at the University of Arizona on Friday, May 8. Her research involves the interplay between self and social identity, particularly when one’s social identity is targeted by negative stereotypes.
Schmader will present “No Stigmatized Child Left Behind: Understanding and Reducing the Effects that Stereotypes have on Academic Performance” on Friday, May 8, at 9:30 a.m. in Memorial Union Century Theater. This talk is open to the public. Refreshments will be served before the presentation and all members of the NDSU community are invited to attend. An abstract of Schmader’s research talk can be found at www.ndsu.edu/forward.
Schmader also will hold a noon workshop titled “The Science of Unconscious Bias,” for faculty and administrators. Separate discussions with academic administrators and faculty will follow the workshop. The discussion with faculty is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. The discussion with academic administrators is scheduled for 3 p.m.
For more information or to register, go to www.ndsu.edu/forward.
April 16, 2009