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Focus on : April 19th and 20th CEW is joining with sev e ral other U-M units to focus on Liberia and women's leadership in that country. T h ro u g h a combination of speakers and film we explore recent developments in Liberia that led to increased involvement of women in the political discourse and to the election of Africa's fi rst woman president.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell Film Screening with remarks by Abigail Disney, Producer, April 19th, 5:30, Michigan League

Women in Charge: Leadership and Social Action in the Twenty-First Century Vivian Lowery Derryck, The Bridges Institute, April 20th, 5:00 pm, Michigan League

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Be Part of the Focus on F i l m Producer Abigail Disney to Speak at EVENT P r ay the Devil Back to Hell L i b e r i a A b i gail Disney, P h . D. , s ays she produced P ray the Devil Back to Hell o u t P ray the Devil Back to Hell, a pow- Please join us on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, of fear that this story “of enormous courage and integrity and pers eve ra n c e erful documentary directed by Gini at 5:30 p.m. in the Vandenberg Room, and fo rtitude would dissolve into the mist as so many other wo m e n ' s R e t i cker and produced by A b i ga i l Michigan League, to view Pray the D i s n ey, tells the story of the Devil Back to Hell and hear Abigail accomplishments had.” Disney speak about her commitment to D i s n ey describes herself as “just a regular old mother of fo u r.” But her Women of Liberia Mass Action fo r the film's creation. Plan to stay for the c redentials extend beyond that ro l e. She's also the founder and pre s i d e n t Pe a c e, a movement that played a reception that will immediately follow. of the Daphne Fo u n d at i o n , wh i ch supports gra s s ro o t s key role in bri n ging an end to civ i l The event is free to the public, but regis- p rograms in low-income communities in New Yo rk war in Liberia and electing tration is requested on the CEW website P resident Ellen Johnson Sirl e a f. at www.cew.umich.edu. C i t y. Grants from the Daphne Fo u n d ation have p o u red millions of dollars into such causes as wo m e n ' s Continued on page 3 On Wednesday, April 20, 2011, Vivian Lowery Derryck, who has a distin- ri g h t s , AIDS advo c a cy, and ch i l d ren's health. Disney, guished career in national and interna- a grandniece of , has long been invo l ve d tional public affairs, will speak at 5:00 in va rious social and political causes, m a ny of them p.m. in the Hussey Room of the d evoted to women's issues: The New Yo rk Women's Fo u n d at i o n , the Wh i t e Michigan League. In her address, House Pro j e c t , and the Global Fund for Wo m e n . Women in Charge: Leadership and Social Action in the Twenty-First “I have spent many ye a rs thinking ab o u t , talking up and ge n e ra l ly advo- Century, Derryck will discuss the cur- c ating for women's political leadership at all levels of the political spec- rent situation in Liberia in order to illus- t ru m ,” s ays Disney. “I haven't done this out of any cosmic sense of trate a new era in global political leader- women's superi o ri t y, but rather because I believe that the wo rld has been ship–one in which women are rising to m a n aged by only half of its inhabitants for too long. Down to the tips of the highest political offices. my toes I know that the addition of women's voices to the barga i n i n g Support for the Pray the Devil Back to t abl e s , c o n gressional ch a m b e rs , c o u rt s , b o a rd rooms and head offices of the Hell event is provided by the CEW wo rld would enri ch and strengthen the integrity of the decision-making Cristobel Kotelawela Weerasinghe Fund. Menakka Bailey created the fund in honor p rocesses in those places and there fo re make the wo rld a better, cl e a n e r, of her mother, who continues to dedicate s a fer and more just place.” her life to advancing women's lives and (Some of this information fi rst appeared in an article at:http://www. h u ffi n g t o n p o s t . c o m / promoting cross-cultural dialogue. This ab i ga i l - e - d i s n ey) fund allows CEW to bring to campus a visiting scholar with an international focus on issues that touch women's lives. C EW STA F F

Gloria D. Thomas Director T H E D I R E C T O R Kirsten Elling Associate Director for Counseling, f r o m Programs and Services Susan Kaufmann A s s o c i ate Director for A d v o c a c y S i n g ly or in Kristina Bingham Jacqueline Bowman c o m m u n i t y, Heather Branton Eilisha Dermont in Africa, in the U.S. Valerie Eaglin s I write this, it is Wo m e n ' s And let's not fo rget the diffe re n c e Connie Hansen and across the wo rl d , Jackie Johnson H i s t o ry Month. But rather than t h at one person can make. If yo u Jeanne Miller rev i ewing wh at women have done h aven't yet read The Immortal Life Huma Moulvi women Catherine Mueller Ain the past, this newsletter offe rs a of Henrietta Lack s , you can find out Doreen Murasky a re addressing m o re about this amazing book fro m Janice Reuben glimpse of wh at women today are V. Thandi Sule doing to ch a n ge their wo rl d s . our rev i ew. Beth Sullivan o n going struggles with Ching-Yune Sylvester S i n g ly or in commu n i t y, in A f ri c a , At CEW, we celeb rate the stru gg l e s Jean Waltman in the U. S. and across the wo rl d, c o u rage, Audrey Williams and triumphs of women indiv i d u a l- women are add ressing ongo i n g commitment, ly and collective ly. Our wo rk leads D i re c tor Em e r i ta s t ru ggles with courage, c o m m i t- to diffe rences in live s : a care e r Carol Hollenshead m e n t , and action. and action. ch a n ger successfully tra n s i t i o n i n g, Student Inte r n s / Resea rc h e rs Alana Font We salute the women of Liberia as or a student re c e iving the support to Woojeong Shim w i e l d e rs of new ly acquired political complete a degre e. We also aim to Kristine Vliet p owe r. The film P ray the Dev i l m a ke a diffe rence in our commu n i- On our campus, CEW's affi l i at e d Leadership Council B a ck to Hell p o rt rays the activ i s m t y, both at the Unive rsity and groups The Women of Color in the Jean W. Campbell, Ann Arbor MI of women wo rking to end civil wa r b eyo n d, t h rough wo rk s h o p s , s p e c i a l Lee Gorman, Ann Arbor, MI A c a d e my Project (WOCAP) and Susan S. Gutow, Ann Arbor, MI in Liberia; Vivian Lowe ry Derry ck eve n t s , a dvo c a cy and re s e a rch. A s the Women of Color Task Fo rc e Constance M. Kinnear, Ann Arbor, MI of the Bri d ges Institute, p rov i d e s a lway s , we are especially thankful Rani Kotha, Ann Arbor, MI (WCTF) continue to monitor the a n a lysis and understanding of these for the ge n e rosity of donors near Robert D. Oliver, Ann Arbor, MI cl i m ate for women of color fa c u l t y Ann Sneed Schriber, Ann Arbor MI events. At the same time, we salute and far who support the wo rk of the and the career advancement of all Gil Seinfeld, Ann Arbor, MI A bby Disney for using her position Center for the Education of Wo m e n Marina v. N. Whitman, Ann Arbor MI s t a ff – but part i c u l a rly women of in the film industry to enable this in these lean times. c o l o r – at the Unive rs i t y. This ye a r ' s Emeritae Council p ro j e c t . Menakka M. Bailey, Ann Arbor, MI WCTF career confe rence fe at u re d Lisa Baker, Ann Arbor, MI H e re at home, women like Kim S t ate Rep re s e n t at ive Shanelle Nancy Barbour, Alexandria, VA Norma C. Barfield, Bloomfield Hills, MI Bobo–our 2011 Twink Frey Vi s i t i n g Ja ckson as keynote speake r, s h a ri n g Ellen M. Byerlein, Petoskey, MI Social A c t iv i s t – c r e ate innovat ive her own story about balancing the Lois P. Cohn, Bloomfield Hills, MI ap p ro a ches to long-standing Julie F. Cummings, Birmingham, MI commitments to fa m i ly, wo rk , a n d Martha Meier Dean, Newton Square, PA p ro blems. Gat h e rin g members of self while ach i eving her go a l s . G l o ria D. Th o m a s , P h . D. Beverly B. Denbo, Bethesda, MD faith communities together with g t h o m a s @ u m i ch . e d u Anthony Derezinski, Ann Arbor MI O ver 40 wo rkshops we re offe re d Molly H. Dobson, Ann Arbor MI wo rke rs , Bobo wo rks to add ress the t h roughout the day on topics ra n g- Anne Duderstadt, Ann Arbor, MI issue of wage theft. If wage theft is ing from leadership to exe rcise to Susan S. Florsheim, Highland Park, IL Twink Frey, Grand Rapids, MI a new concept to yo u , as it was to social media. some of us, be sure to read more in Beverley Geltner, Ann Arbor, MI D r. Rusty Barceló add ressed wo m e n Matina Souretis Horner, Belmont, MA the story on page 7. As our Vi s i t i n g Judith H. Lax, Ann Arbor, MI of color faculty and others wh o Anne E. Lehker, Milford, MI Social A c t iv i s t , Bobo has been abl e joined WOCAP at the confe re n c e In this Iss u e : Ashley M. Maentz, Lake Bluff, IL to update her important book on Advancing Toge t h e r: State of William Martin, Ann Arbor, MI wage theft while also connecting Rebecca McGowan, Washington, D.C. Women of Color Faculty at the Page 1,3 Focus on Liberia Ann V. Parfet, Kalamazoo, MI with the local commu n i t y. Her U n i v e rsity of Mich i ga n. Barc e l ó ' s Page 4-5 Honor Roll–A special Lana B. Pollack, Ann Arbor, MI p re s e n t ation on wage theft was co- Sheila M. Potiker, La Jolla, CA discussion of her long career in pro- thanks to our annual fund s p o n s o red by groups as va ried as Kathleen K. Power, Ann Arbor, MI moting dive rsity in higher educa- donors Desma Reid-Coleman, Detroit, MI the Ecumenical Center and Margaret A. Riecker, Midland MI t i o n , along with her ch a l l e n ges to Page 6 Books of interest: The I n t e rn ational Residence, t h e Karla Scherer, Chicago, IL those in the audience, was supple- Immortal Life of Henrietta Martha R. Seger, Ann Arbor, MI Institute for Research on Wo m e n mented by a va riety of panels Lacks Carol S. Smokler, Boca Raton, FL and Gender at U-M, the Interfa i t h The new lactation law Maxine J. Snider, Chicago, IL o ffe red to participants. (For more on Council for Peace and Ju s t i c e, a n d Nellie M. Varner, Detroit, MI B a rc e l ó ’s add re s s , see page 8). Page 7 Visiting Scholar Kim Bobo Erica A. Ward, Bloomfield Hills, MI the Wa s h t e n aw County Wo rke rs looks at wage theft Center for the Education of Women C e n t e r, among others. 330 East Liberty Page 8 Words from the WOCAP Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Conference 734.764.6005 www.cew.umich.edu Follow us on Facebook Follow us on : CEWatUM

C e n t e r for t h e Ed u c a t i o n o f Wo m e n U n i v e r s i t y of M i ch i ga n Sp r in g 2 0 1 1 Pa g e 2 Focus on Liberia: April 19th and 20th

Focus on Liberia: Pray the Devil Back to Hell Focus on liberia: the oldest republic in africa (Continued from Page 1) L i b e ri a , the oldest rep u blic in ing control of Liberia in 1997. The film fe at u res Leymah Gbowe e, groups to re a ch a peace agre e m e n t . A f ri c a , was established in 1822 by Taylor's corrupt leadership and a Liberian social wo rker wh o P ray the Devil Back to Hell p re- the A m e r ican Colonization Society human rights violations aga i n s t i n s p i red both Christian and Muslim m i e red in 2008 and won the Tri b e c a ( ACS) as a colony for both fre e - L i b e rian citizens led to his ouster in women to join together to demand Film Fe s t ival Awa rd for Best b o rn A f ri c a n - A m e ricans and fre e d 2 0 0 3 . The cur- peace for their country. Dressed in D o c u m e n t a ry. It has since wo n s l aves. Rather than integrate fre e d re n t , 24th pre s i- wh i t e, thousands of Women of over 15 other awa rds for documen- s l aves into U. S. society, the AC S dent of Liberi a L i b e ria Mass Action for Pe a c e t a ry fi l m m a k i n g. Its message ab o u t e s t ablished Liberi a , wh i ch from its is Ellen Jo h n s o n m e m b e rs staged non-violent the political power of women to b eginning had a complicated social S i rl e a f, the fi rs t p rotests. Their relentless effo rt s b ring about ch a n ge is both inspira- s t ru c t u re. A m e ri c o - L i b e rians (those elected fe m a l e eve n t u a l ly fo rced Liberia's then- tional and essential in all corn e rs of who'd settled in Liberia from the p resident of an P resident Charles Taylor to at t e n d t o d ay's wo rl d. US) long maintained political and A f rican country. peace talks and drove wa rri n g social dominance despite the fa c t Ellen Johnson Sirl e a f A c c o rding to an t h at they made up less than 5% of a rt i cle in the N ew Yo rk Ti m e s Focus on Liberia: Vivian Lo w e ry Derryck, The Bridges the population. Liberia's sixteen (Daniel Berg n e r, Oct 24, 2010), Institute, To speak on Women and the pol i t i c a l n at ive tri b e s , who have always Jo h n s o n S i rleaf is rega rded as “ a process April 20 c o m p rised the vast majority of the fi g u re of pro found hope for A f ri c a As part of Focus on Liberi a , CEW welcomes c o u n t ry' s inhab i t a n t s , h ave histori- by many in the West and as a sav i o r Vivian Lowe ry Derry ck to our campus on We d n e s d ay, c a l ly been at the bottom of the by some Liberi a n s … p a rt ly because Ap ril 20. Derry ck cre ated the Bri d ges Institute in caste system. she is a wo m a n .” Faced with nearly Washington DC in 2009. The mission of this non- L i b e ria became an indep e n d e n t i n s u rm o u n t able pove rt y, c o rru p t i o n p ro fit orga n i z ation is to strengthen democra cy, p ro- s t ate in 1847. With financial sup- and lack of infra s t ru c t u re, t h e mote senior leadership development and foster eco- p o rt and interfe rence from the P resident has faith in the future of nomic growth in A f rica by increasing connections U. S. and other nat i o n s , t h e L i b e ria and in the power of Liberi a n b e t ween A f rica and its global part n e rs , p a rt i c u l a rly A m e ri c o - L i b e ria ns maintained their women. “She doesn't hesitat e,” Vivian Lowery Derryck t h rough trade and social development. rule for over 100 ye a rs. Th e n , i n explains Berg n e r, “in decl a ring that B e fo re becoming president and CEO of the Bri d ges Institute, D e rry ck par- 1 9 8 0 , S a muel Doe, a member of an women make better leaders . t i c i p ate d as an Inaugural Fe l l ow in Harva rd Unive rsity's A dva n c e d i n d i genous tri b e, led a coup Women lead more than a quarter of L e a d e rship Initiat ive. Her 35-year career in intern ational deve l o p m e n t , against the settlers' ru l e. Wh at her ministri e s … . ' Women are more e s p e c i a l ly in A f ri c a , i n cludes being the Assistant A d m i n i s t rator for A f ri c a has fo l l owed is many ye a rs of c o m m i t t e d,' Johnson Sirleaf say s . at the US A ge n cy for Intern ational Development (wh e re she managed an bl o o dy turmoil and infi g h t i n g ' Women wo rk hard e r … T h ey are a n nual $1 billion in US fo reign aid), p resident of the A f ri c a n - A m e ri c a n amongst the va rious tribal fa c t i o n s , m o re honest; they have less re a s o n I n s t i t u t e, senior vice president at the A c a d e my for Educat i o n a l c u l m i n ating in Charles Taylor seiz- to be corru p t . ' ” D evelopment (an annual $500 million US-based NGO), and Senior A dvisor of the A f rica Leadership Fo rum. Pray the Devil Back to Hell Film Screening with remarks by Abigail Disney, Producer, We invite you to join us for Vivian Lowe ry Derry ck's pre s e n t ation and April 19th, 5:30, Michigan League the re c eption that fo l l ows. Given her long time commitment to educat i o n Women in Charge: Leadership and Social Action in the Twenty-First and advo c a cy as well as to gender equity, political part i c i p at i o n , c o n flict Century resolution and economic deve l o p m e n t , she will offer a perfect Vivian Lowery Derryck, The Bridges Institute, complement to the Tu e s d ay eve n i n g, Ap ril 19 P ray the Devil Back to Hell April 20th, 5:00 pm, Michigan League p rogra m . Free and open to the public. Re g i ste r at www.cew. u m i c h .e d u

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O ve r Fo r t y Ye a r s of Prov i d i n g Se r v i c e, Re se a r c h an d Ad v o c a c y Pa g e 5 Books of Intere s t N ew Law Helps Nurs i n g CEW staff members review books that we have found M o t h e rs Who Wo rk interesting, thought-provoking or useful. Prov i d es “ rea sonable break time” for brea st feeding moms

Ap p r ox i m at e ly 75% of mothers ( i . e. , most non-salaried employe e s ) The Immortal Life of s t a rt bre a s t fee ding immediat e ly and ex cludes employe rs with fewe r H e n r i e t ta La c ks after birt h , but less than 20% of than 50 employees if the fi rm can A c c o rding to author Rebecca Skloot, those moms continue to bre a s t fe e d p rove that it would “impose an when some people fi rst hear about T h e after re t u rning to wo rk , a c c o rding to undue hard s h i p .” Immortal Life of Henrietta Lack s, t h e i r C o rp o rate Voices fo r reaction is “No thanks! It's about sci- Wo rking Fa m i l i e s . e n c e. I hate science.” But both Skloot Wo rkplace barri e rs such and I guarantee that , once yo u ' re 10 as infl ex i ble break sch e d- p ages in, you'll be hooked like yo u ' re u l e s , i n a d e q u a te fa c i l i- reading a detective thri l l e r. t i e s , and pro fe s s i o n a l stigma have contri bu t e d Skloot is a journalist who spent ten to women's bre a s t fe e d i n g ye a rs writing this book, her fi rst. Her impre s s ive decisions. One benefit of and ex h a u s t ive re s e a rch consisted of “thousands of hours of interv i ew s the Patient Protection and with Henrietta Lacks' fa m i ly and fri e n d s , as well as with law ye rs , e t h i- A ffo rd able Care Act that c i s t s , s c i e n t i s t s , and journ a l i s t s .” P resident Bara ck Obama The benefits of bre a s t fee ding to H e n ri e t t a , a poor A f rican A m e rican mother of five ch i l d re n , was diag- signed into law March 23, 2 0 1 0 , i s both mother and infant have been nosed with cervical cancer. The disease progressed rap i d ly and t h at it includes a section on well re c og n i zed by medical pers o n- p a i n f u l ly, and Henrietta died in 1951 at the age of 31. One of Skloot's R e a s o n able Break Time for Nurs i n g nel. Women who bre a s t feed have a goals is to discover who Henrietta was–to describe the real person and M o t h e rs. This new fe d e ral law reduced risk of breast cancer, to make her live again in the eyes of her ch i l d ren and in the conscious- amends the Fair Labor Standard s ova rian cancer, type 2 diab e t e s , ness of the countless scientists throughout the wo rld wh o ' ve wo rke d Act (FLSA) of 1938 by re q u i ri n g p o s t p a rtum dep re s s i o n , and card i o- with HeLa cells without ever knowing wh e re or from whom the cells e m p l oye rs to provide time and vascular disease. A l s o , b re a s t fe e d- c a m e. space for nu rsing mothers to pump ing protects infants and ch i l d re n “ H e L a ” re fe rs to the cancer cells that doctors re m ove d, without con- b reast milk. In add i t i o n , this amend- f rom ear infe c t i o n s , s eve ral acute s e n t , f rom Henrietta's cervix after her death. Immortal Life is the ment does not diminish any stat e and ch ronic diseases, and re d u c e s amazing story of how those cells–unlike anything doctors and l aws that give wo rke rs more ri g h t s the risk of obesity. re s e a rch e rs had ever seen befo re – s u rv ived and continue to rep roduce at to pump at wo rk. (For the actual CEW and the Unive rsity of an amazingly rapid rat e. Those still living cells have been “ b o u g h t , t ext see Public Law 111-148, s e c. M i c h i gan's Wo rk / L i f e Resourc e s o l d, p a ck age d, and shipped by the trillions to lab o rat o ries around the 4207 at http://thomas.loc. gov. ) Center (WLRC) have long been wo rl d.” Th ey have helped re s e a rch e rs seeking cures for polio, c a n c e r, While this act does not re m ove all a dvo c ates for bre a s t feeding moms. and A I D S. Th ey have led to today's wo rld of gene mapping and in- wo rkplace barri e rs that preve n t As members of a committee v i t ro fe rt i l i z at i o n . women from bre a s t fe e d i n g, it does a dd ressing student parent issues in help to reduce the re s t rictions. As Skloot ex p l a i n s , “ The history of Henrietta Lacks and the HeLa cells the mid-2000's, CEW and W L R C raises important issues rega rding science, e t h i c s , ra c e, and cl a s s .” Th e With the new legi s l at i o n , e m p l oye rs assisted U-M in developing a author's fa s c i n ating nonfiction account moves between seve ral diffe re n t must provide “a re a s o n able bre a k number of lactation sites acro s s s t o ri e s , p rovoking intriguing questions about all of these issues. A n d, time to an employee to ex p r ess milk campus. WLRC continues to at the same time, it tells a moving story of Lacks' fa m i ly. for her nu rsing child for one ye a r expand the number of sites and pro- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lack s is an easy-to-fo l l ow biology after the child's birth each time such vides ex t e n s ive lactation re s o u rc e s . p ri m e r. It's an in-depth look at the wo rld of re s e a rch scientists, i n cl u d- e m p l oyee has need to ex p ress the For more info rm at i o n , please visit ing accounts of such shameful practices as the Nure m b e rg and m i l k .” The location provided mu s t h t t p : / / h r. u m i ch . e d u / wo rk l i fe / p a re n t- Tu s ke egee ex p e riments. It's an account of Henri e t t a ’s life and wo rl d. be a suitable place other than a i n g / l a c t at i o n . h t m l . A n d, p e r h aps most memorably, it's the story of how Skloot won the b at h room and must be shielded t rust of Henrietta's angry and uninfo rmed fa m i ly and helped them learn f rom view and free from any about the monumental impact their mother's life has had on modern i n t rusion from co-wo rke rs and the m e d i c i n e. p u bl i c. Although this law is a sig- Need up to date –Jean Wa l t m a n n i ficant gain in securing wo rk p l a c e i n formation on pro g ra m s rights for nu rsing mothers , i t and eve n ts at CEW? applies only to non-exempt wo rke rs h t t p : //w w w.cew. u m i c h .e d u

Ce n t e r fo r t h e Ed u c a t i on o f Wo me n U n i v e r s i t y of M ic h i ga n S p r i n g 20 1 1 Pa g e 6 Wage theft and its impact: Wo rk e rs and taxpayers suffer Wa ge theft is any pra c t i ce that denies wo r ke rs the to tal wa ges to which they are legally entitled.

ave you re c e n t ly enjoyed dinner in a nice re s t a u rant? You might be and the ove rall economy. The ave rage low - wage wo rker loses $2500/ye a r s h o cked to discover that you could have been spending your money in a in unpaid wage s , m o n ey that is not re i nvested in the economy. business that's practicing wage theft. Wh at is wage theft? In this situat i o n Another common fo rm of wage theft is the illegal use of independent Hit could be a re s t a u ran t that re q u i res wo rke rs to wo rk ove rtime but c o n t ra c t o rs–a practice often seen in the construction industry. Pay i n g doesn't pay them for it, as mandated by law. Or, it could be that the tip wo rke rs as independent contra c t o rs instead of employees means the you added to your credit card payment was never passed on to the serve r. business will not pay : Pe r h aps the prep cooks in the kitchen are being paid a fl at we e k ly salary, ove rt i m e no matter how many hours they wo rk. Wage theft is any practice that denies wo rke rs the total wages to wh i ch they are lega l ly entitled. e m p l oyer contri butions to FICA or social securi t y Kim Bobo, CEW's current Twink Frey Visiting Social A c t iv i s t , l i t e ra l ly u n e m p l oym ent insura n c e. w rote the book on wage theft: Wage Theft in America: W hy Millions of Consider the implications of this practice in these situat i o n s : When a con- Wo rking Americans A re Not Getting Paid–And What We Can Do About It t racted painter is laid off a construction job, she re c e ives no unemploy- and she is spending the month of March at CEW updating it. The fi rs t ment because the employer has not made contri butions. When a ro o fe r edition proposed many ch a n g es to U. S. Dep a rtm ent of Labor enfo rcement fa l l s , he isn't entitled to wo rker's compensation for the extended medical p ra c t i c e s , some of wh i ch have now been incorp o rated into the Lab o r expenses. Meanwh i l e, the businesses who do hire their wo rke rs as D ep a rtm ent's practices. And since the ori ginal publ i c ati on of the book, e m p l oyees find it hard to compete in the market with their add i t i o n a l local and state activists have ach i eved passage of wage theft laws in e m p l oye e - re l ate d expenses. Paying wo rke rs as independent contra c t o rs municipalities and in states. when they should be paid as employees is pay roll fra u d. Ms. Bobo notes that wage theft takes many fo rm s , is more common in Kim Bobo is the founder and Exe c u t ive Director of Interfaith Wo rke r c e rta in business sectors , and is most like ly to affect vulnerable wo rke rs . Justice (www. i w j . o rg). During her stay at CEW, Ms. Bobo presented a G iven the current economic dow n t u r n , v i rt u a l ly all wo rke rs feel “ v u l n e ra- c o m munity fo rum wh e re she discussed wo rking across faith commu n i t i e s bl e.” E ven victims of wage theft may state “At least I have a job.” to develop local awa reness and campaigns rega rding wage theft. Th e H oweve r, l ow income and unskilled wo rke rs tend to be most vulnerabl e, event was co-sponsored by seve ral interfaith orga n i z at i o n s , U-M units, a n d as they are more easily rep l a c e abl e . l abor orga n i z at i o n s . Although wage theft has the gre atest impact on the wo rke rs themselve s , E a ch year, the Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist (VSA) Prog ram brings to Bobo points out that it also hurts ethical businesses (who may be under- CEW a social justice activist whose wo rk affects women and re c og n i z e s b i d ) , the public (because taxpaye rs face the bu rden of supporting wo rke rs gender equity issues. The prog ram is made possible through a ge n e ro u s whose employe rs have not paid into social security taxes and other funds), gift from U-M alumna Twink Frey and her husband James McKay.

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Lessons from Dr. Rusty Barc e l ó , P re s i d e n t , N o rt h e rn New Mexico College WO CA P co n fe re n ce: nationally re co g n i zed leader for equity in higher education addresses atte n d e es

n March 18, the Women of Color in the A c a d e my Project hosted c a reer as a student, faculty member and administra- Advancing Toge t h e r: State of Women of Color Faculty at the t o r, B a rceló has been an outspoken critic of the lack U n i v e rsity of Mich i ga n. With the goal of “ p romoting an equitabl e , d ive rs e of dive rsity in higher education. Now as the new caOmpus env i ro n m e n t ,” this one-day confe rence offe red a public fo rum fo r P resident of Nort h e rn New Mexico College, B a rc e l ó faculty and administrat o rs to share their ex p e ri e n c e s , hear advice ab o u t k n ows that , while continuing to press for tra n s fo rm a- a ch i eving career success, and connect with colleagues from diffe re n t tional ch a n ge around issues of equity and dive rs i t y, d ep a rtm ents and campuses. she must also rep resent and add ress the needs of All six panel sessions, designed by and pri m a ri ly for women of color eve ryone on her campus. Dr. Nancy “Rusty” fa c u l t y, c ove red career advice va l u able to all U-M faculty and gra d u at e B a rceló dire c t ly ch a l l e n ged the leaders of Barceló, President of Northern New Mexico s t u d e n t s : M e n t o ring for Junior Fa c u l t y, P romotion from A s s o c i ate to Full c o l l eges and unive rsities to take adva n t age of the College P ro fe s s o r, C o n s i d e rin g Leadership Po s i t i o n s , Balancing Wo rk and ex p e rience and wisdom minority faculty can prov i d e Pe rsonal Life, E n gaging with your Commu n i t y, and Promising Pra c t i c e s for pro blems facing higher education. “If you want to know how to run a for a Dive rse Campus. p rogram on a shoestring bu d ge t , just ask us.” “If you want to manage i n t e rd i s c i p l i n a ry studies, just ask us.” “If you want to incorp o rate dive rs e points of view, just ask us.” B a rceló noted that too often “ d ive rs i t y ” a n d “ ex c e l l e n c e ” a re posited as opposites, when in fact they are intert w i n e d. She rep e at e d ly ch a l l e n g ed this opposition, whether found in re c ru i t i n g p ra c t i c e s , gra d u ate educat i o n , or tenu re decisions. One of Barceló's concerns (echoed at the afternoon panel C o n s i d e r i n g L e a d e rsh ip Po s i t i o n s) was the need for succession planning. She indicat e d t h at , in her ex p e ri e n c e, without people of color, wo m e n , or LGBT folks in One of the conference panels: (from left to right): Angela Dillard (Residential College positions of leadership their concerns have a gre ater tendency to fa d e and Director of CAAS); Derek Collins (Classics, LSA Associate Dean for Humanities); away. In the fo rty ye a rs since the Civil Rights Move m e n t , l e a d e rs have Elizabeth Cole (Psychology & CAAS; Chair of Women’s Studies); Sue Juster (History, e m e rge d, but at this point many of those people are close to re t i rement. LSA Associate Dean for Social Sciences); and Abigail Stewart (Psychology & Women’s Studies, Director of ADVANCE) C h a l l e n ging women of color faculty in the audience, B a rceló pointed out t h at it's time for some of them to step fo r wa rd and decide to become those C o n fe rence attendees came from across the U-M campus, f rom area uni- n ew leaders. She ch a rged them to ask “ Wh at am I going to do?” ve rs i t i e s , and as far away as Chicago. A highlight of their day was the Although she ack n ow l e d ged that the move from faculty to administrat i o n l u n chtime keynote add ress by Dr. Nancy “ R u s t y ” B a rc e l ó , P resident of is difficult in some way s , and that the role of dive rsity champion can fe e l N o rt h e rn New Mexico College and nat i o n a l ly re c og n i zed leader for equity l o n e ly, B a rceló pointed to the fact that , unless these roles are fi l l e d, and dive rsity in higher educat i o n . c o l l eges and unive rsities soon won't have the women of color gra d u ate We share with you here some key points of Dr. Barcelo's message : students to be hired into the faculty ra n k s , nor the faculty ava i l able to Women and people of color have histori c a l ly stood on the out- m ove into administration. Despite the fact that the role Rusty Barceló has side and on the margins of academia. Th ey took their stances at the p l ayed as an administrator focused on building dive rsity in academia has river's edge, shouting over the wat e rs at higher education institutions been difficult and lonely at times, it is clear from her spirit and enthusiasm on the opposite bank, demanding entry and loudly voicing their issues t h at it has also been immensely sat i s f y i n g. and concerns. Now more minority faculty and–to a mu ch lesser ex t e n t – m i n o rity administrat o rs have bri d ged the wat e rs and claimed their places in unive rsity cl a s s roo ms and administrat ive offices. The Women of Color in the Academy Project (WOCAP) was founded by a group of The dilemma these pro fessionals fa c e, h oweve r, is how to stra ddle the female faculty of color at the University in 1994 to highlight the contributions women rive r : Maintaining their voices of dissent in the face of ongoing discri m i- of color make to the university community and to society at large; build a campus-wide network of women of color faculty; advocate on behalf of women of color faculty and n ation and injustice and, at the same time, wo rking within the ivied wa l l s graduate students; and serve as a model for future recruitment and retention programs for the best interests of eve ryone they serve. Barceló used her own ex p e ri- for women of color faculty at the national and international level. ences to illustrate the complexity of this dilemma. Th roughout her long Contact WOCAP coordinator Ching-Yune C. Sylvester for more information at [email protected] Pa g e 8