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Adrienne Dixson, associate professor, The Ohio State University
(March 2, 2011)--The UTSA African American Studies program and the Women's Studies Institute will host Adrienne Dixson, associate professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University, for a presentation on "This Woman's Work: Choice, Race and Gender in Post-Katrina School Reform," at 4 p.m., Thursday, March 3 in the University Center Hidalgo Room (2.214) on the UTSA Main Campus.
Dixson is an associate faculty member in the Department of African American and African Studies and the Department of Women's Studies. She also is an affiliated faculty member in the John Glenn School of Public Affairs and the Kirwan Institute for Race and Ethnicity.
Dixson has an extensive publication record in the areas of educational equity, the culturally relevant teaching practices of black women teachers, race and urban education.
Her most recent publications include "Democracy Now? Race, education and Black Self-Determination," "Tyranny of the Majority: Re-enfranchisement of African American Teacher Educators Teaching for Democracy International Studies in Qualitative Research Journal" and "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens: Black Women Teachers and Professional Socialization."
Currently, she is editing the book "Researching Race in Education: Policy, Practice and Ethnography." In 2006, she co-edited the book "Critical Race Theory in Education: All God's Children Got a Song," which received the Critics Choice Award from the American Educational Studies Association. She has been guest editor of several academic journals and has served on a number of editorial review boards.
Dixson received the Kappa Delta Pi/AERA Division Early Career Research Award from the American Educational Research Association and the 2009 Fire and Focus Award at The Ohio State University for her teaching in the area of equity and education.
She received a Bachelor in Music Theory and Composition degree from Youngstown State University in Ohio, a master's degree in educational studies from the University of Michigan and a doctoral degree in multicultural education and curriculum studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The UTSA community is invited to a Community Networking event to celebrate UTSA community members who are the first in their families to go to college.
H-E-B University Center Ballroom (HUC 1.104), Main Campus
The Honors College welcomes all new freshmen to UTSA. Join them for breakfast and meet Honors College administrators, staff, and connect with other new Honors students.
University Center, Denman Room (UC 2.01.28), Main Campus
Convocation is UTSA’s ceremony to launch the new academic year. Attendance is mandatory for all incoming freshmen because it marks the first step students will take in their higher education journey of discovery. It is also highly recommended for transfer students as they continue their higher education journey at UTSA and become members of the Roadrunner Family.
Convocation Center, Main Campus
Visit your College to explore your major before the first day of classes.
Various locations, Main and Downtown Campuses
Successful first-year students at UTSA are those who learn how to utilize resources, recognize and resolve problems, and prepare themselves to take advantage of their time on campus. The Student Success Series promotes this achievement by offering workshops on the common concerns and questions first-year students have during their transition to university life.
University Center Retama Auditorium (UC 2.02.02), Main Campus
The Fraternity & Sorority Councils New Member Information Session gives students information about the diverse organizations, their membership requirements, the benefits of joining a fraternity or sorority, as well as discussing important information about hazing guidelines and the responsibilities of joining these types of organizations.
University Center, Retama Auditorium (UC 2.02.02), Main Campus
Come be a part of your official Class of 2021 picture! The entire freshmen class gather at the Recreation Field Complex which some may know as the UTSA Football Practice Field behind the Softball Complex and Alvarez Hall.
Recreation Field Complex, Main Campus
Come show your Roadrunner Spirit by joining our very own Rowdy, The Spirit of San Antonio Marching Band (SOSA), your fellow students, faculty and staff as we light the Monument at our Main Campus entrance at the stroke of midnight to mark the start of a new academic year.
John Peace Blvd. entrance, Main Campus
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