Hi UConn Community,
Featured speaker, Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley, Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Case Western Reserve University
In collaboration with UConn’s "Together: Confronting Racism" University-wide activities and events dedicated to reflection on designated issues and topics to elevate thinking and challenging our campus community. The Department of Residential Life cordially invites you to participate in a speaking engagement and presentation titled “The Paradox of Race Talk in America” featured speaker Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley, Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity and tenured Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University (CASE) scheduled for Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 7:00pm-8:15pm, in the Student Union Theatre Auditorium.
Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley is the Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity and Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Appointed to this inaugural Cabinet-level position in 2009, she serves as Chief Diversity Officer and provides strategic leadership for the university-wide effort to develop and sustain a welcoming environment for faculty, students, staff, and alumni. She founded the University’s Diversity Leadership Council, led the effort to develop the first Diversity Strategic Action Plan, and oversees various collaborative efforts, programs and initiatives designed to give visibility, accountability, and impact to the University’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity both on campus across the eight schools and in the community. Recognizing the value of advancing diversity through inclusive thinking, mindful learning and transformative dialogue, Dr. Mobley brings over 25 years of experience in higher education as a faculty member, thought leader and executive to her alma mater.
Her efforts have been recognized by the Commission on Economic Inclusion, DiversityInc, the Women of Color Foundation and Insight into Diversity. She is a member of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2010 and serves as a trustee for the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation, and Women of Hope, a non-profit devoted to assisting women seeking to re-enter their communities. She serves on the board of Directors of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education and is a sought-after thought leader and speaker in the US and elsewhere. Prior to her appointment at CWRU, Dr. Mobley served as Provost at Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina. Prior to her provost appointment, she was the Associate Provost for Educational Programs and a tenured Associate Professor of English, at George Mason University, where she was a faculty member for 19 years. She founded the African American Studies Program at George Mason University and served as its first director for six years. She has taught at Howard University, Marygrove College and Wayne State University. She has a Ph.D. in English from Case Western Reserve University, a master's degree in English from New York University and a bachelor's degree from Barnard College of Columbia University. She has done postdoctoral coursework at the Howard University School of Divinity, participated in the ACE Women’s Leadership Roundtable and completed the executive leadership program in higher education at Harvard University.
Dr. Mobley is a published author of numerous book chapters and articles and a Toni Morrison scholar, whose first book— Folk Roots and Mythic Wings in Sarah Orne Jewett and Toni Morrison: The Cultural Function of Narrative (LSU Press, 1991)—was one of the first cross-cultural studies on the Nobel Prize winning author. Her book in progress, Spaces for the Reader: Toni Morrison's Narrative Poetics and Cultural Politics, examines Morrison’s work at the intersection of literary and cultural studies. Dr. Mobley is a founding member, former president and continues to serve as a board member of The Toni Morrison Society. Her teaching, research and scholarship in literary studies, cultural studies and higher education have all focused on race, gender, class, social justice, diversity and inclusion. She has consulted as a thought leader in these areas for more than 30 years, and has presented her research and scholarship at various conferences around the country and in Canada, Kenya, Italy, England, Russia, France, and Portugal. In 2013, she delivered her influential TEDxTalk presentation/speech on the Paradox of Diversity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCgqkY5jlXc
Our upcoming program is open to the University community and should you have any questions, please contact Charles.Holmes-Hope@uconn.edu or at ext. 66184.
Sincerely,
CHH
Charles Holmes-Hope, Ed.M. | Associate Director of Residence Education
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