He became a Tiger Advocate so that he could present solutions and raise awareness for the difficulties faced by female faculty and staff. Get to know Senior Tiger Advocate Murali Sitaraman. What roles do you serve at the university? I am a professor in the School of Computing and I am one of the five […]
This social psychologist was trained in the areas of stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. But his participation in the Tiger Advocates program made him even more aware of gender bias – and he wanted to do something about it. Meet Senior Tiger Advocate Tom Britt. What roles do you serve at the university? I am a […]
Some people think and others do. He feels that there is inequality in academia and decided to do something about it. Meet Senior Tiger Advocate Dr. Harry Kurtz. What roles do you serve at the university? I am an associate professor of microbiology in the department of biological sciences, where I teach and conduct research […]
Kelly McKeon, Class of 2020 Clemson’s faculty members are being trained to identify and combat gender bias and discrimination as Tiger Advocates through Tigers ADVANCE, a $3.4 million National Science Foundation grant. The Tiger Advocates workshops have been tailored to Clemson through the examination of case studies on gender bias at Clemson. Currently, 94 faculty […]
By Jackie Todd, University Relations A faculty and a staff member were among six women who were recognized by the President’s Commission on the Status of Women during its Outstanding Women awards ceremony last week. The ceremony concluded the series of Women’s History Month events held in March. Faculty and staff awards Margaret Ptacek was […]
Clemson University learned today of the loss of one of its emeriti trustees, Lawrence Marion Gressette Jr. of Columbia. Chairman David Wilkins opened Friday’s regular quarterly meeting by announcing that Gressette had passed away, and the board observed a moment of silent prayer. On behalf of the board, Wilkins expressed condolences and admiration for Gressette […]
