Today’s post recognizes our own Professor Brandi Lawless who presented some of her research at a recent faculty salon. The faculty salons are hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences and are an opportunity for faculty to meet to discuss their research. There’s also hors d’oeuvres and wine, but sorry, students, they are only open to faculty members!
Professor Brandi Lawless
Professor Lawless presented her work as part of a faculty salon on gender, identity, and race. Her presentation was entitled “‘Teaching is a Labor of Love’: A Critical Thematic Analysis of Experiences of Female Immigrant Faculty.” I asked her to tell us about her research.
“My talk was about how global neoliberal discourses have negatively affected higher education. My study focused on the voices of 25 female immigrant faculty members and their experiences in academia. I found that there is a growing sentiment of ‘multicultural neoliberalism,’ the idea that universities will recruit diverse members to the faculty and say they foster multiculturalism, but do not support those faculty.”
It is a great opportunity to have our faculty present their research to the larger university as Professor Lawless did. You can learn more about Professor Lawless by visiting her website: www.proflawless.com.
