FILE NO. 080353 RESOLUTION NO. J:J..~-Ott .

1 [Commendation for Dr. Julianne Malveaux] 2

3 Resolution commending Dr. Julianne Malveaux on her appointment as the 15th President of for Women and proclaiming March 24, 2008 Dr. Julianne 4 Malveaux day in . 5

6 WHEREAS, Dr. Julian Malveaux a native San Franciscan, committed activist and civic 7 leader has been appointed the 15th President of Bennett College for Women; and, . 8 WHEREAS, Dr. Malveaux's contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as

9 race, culture, gender, and their economic impacts, are helping to shape public opinion in 21st 10 century America; and,

11 WHEREAS, Dr. Malveaux is recognized for her provocative, progressive and insightful 12 observations, Dr. Malveaux, a respected economist, author, columnist and commentator is 13 known as an authority on politics, economics, gender, race, national affairs, and the

14 workplace. Sex, Lies, and Stereotypes: Perspectives of a Mad Economist, the first of 15 Malveaux's two "Mad Economist" books, was published in 1994 and, 16 WHEREAS, Dr. Malveaux, an impassioned activist whose contributions to the public 17 dialogue on issues of racism, sexism have been described by Dr. as "the most 18 iconoclastic public intellectual in the country", and

19 WHEREAS, Dr. Malveaux, is the President and CEO of Last Word Productions, Inc, a 20 multimedia production company. Dr. Malveaux also contributes her time and expertise toa

21 'number of civic, civil rights, political, and women's organizations; and,

22 WHERAS, Dr. Malveaux has remained in academia, teaching economics, public policy 23 at the New School for Social Research in , San Francisco State University, and 24 the University of California at Berkeley; and 25

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1\bmonlslad031S081080353\resl.doo 1 WHEREAS, Dr. Malveaux's appointment as the is" President of Bennett. College-, for 2 Women brings great distinction to San Francisco and is a wonderful opportunity in which we

3 wish her great success and happiness; now, therefore, be it,

4 RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors commends Dr. Julianne

5 Malveaux on her appointment as the 15th President of Bennett College for Women, and be it

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.7 RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors proclaim March 24, 2008

. 8 Dr. Julianne Malveaux day in the City and County of San Francisco.

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File Number: 080353 Date Passed:

Resolution commending Dr. Julianne Malveaux on her appointment as the 15th President of Bennett College for Women and proclaiming March 24, 2008 Dr. Julianne Malveaux day in San Francisco.

March 18, 2008 Board of Supervisors - ADOPTED Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Arnmiano, Chu, Daly, Duffy, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval

File No. 080353 I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was ADOPTED on March 18, 2008 by the Board ofSnpervisors ofthe City and County of San Francisco.

g'24'Oz, Date Approved

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