Peggy McIntosh Lecture Sept. 17

September 11, 2014

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UT Tyler to Present Educator, Activist Dr. Peggy McIntosh Sept. 17

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September 11, 2014

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September 11, 2014

The University of Texas at Tyler Honors Program and Global Awareness Through Education Program will present a lecture by renowned women’s studies educator and multiculturalism activist Dr. Peggy McIntosh.

The public event will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the UT Tyler University Center Ballroom.

McIntosh is the associate director of the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She also is founder and co-director of the United States Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity Project on Inclusive Curriculum. She consults widely in the United States and throughout the world with college and school faculty who are creating more gender-fair and multicultural curricula.

“This event will offer students an opportunity to learn about issues that, while pervasive, are often obscured by the ways we typically understand gender, sexuality and race,” said Patrick Muenks, UT Tyler Honors Program coordinator.

In 1988, she published the ground-breaking article, “White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences through Work on Women’s Studies.” This analysis and its shorter form, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” have been instrumental in putting the dimension of privilege into discussions of gender, race and sexuality in the United States. She also has authored 38 other articles.

McIntosh graduated from Harvard College summa cum laude and received her master of arts and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard as well. She has taught at the Brearley School, Harvard University, Trinity College in Washington, D.C., University of Denver, University of Durham in England and Wellesley College. She also is co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Women’s Institute and has been consulting editor of Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women.

As the distinguished Asian professor of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, McIntosh consulted with women on 22 Asian campuses on the development of women’s studies and programs to bring materials from women’s studies into the main curriculum. She has consulted frequently in China and Korea. In addition to having four honorary degrees, she is the recipient of the Klingenstein Award for Distinguished Educational Leadership from Columbia Teachers College and a Medal of Honor from the National Center for Race Amity in Massachusetts.

Co-sponsors are the UT Tyler Center for Ethics, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science and History and the Tyler Junior College Honors Program.

The UT Tyler Honors Program provides an intellectually rigorous, innovative education for students who want to be challenged and stimulated by new ideas, fresh ways of thinking and interdisciplinary opportunities.

GATE is a two-year program designed for incoming UT Tyler freshmen interested in a globally-focused, culturally diverse education. GATE offers internationally-infused core curriculum classes, cultural activities and service opportunities. The program culminates in a five-week study abroad experience the summer after a student’s sophomore year.

For more information, call Muenks, 903.566.7482 or email honors@uttyler.edu.

One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 7,500 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.