This salon discussion will explore the gender dynamics and significant changes in student enrollment and faculty membership in higher education in the United States and Eastern Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall. Discussants will highlight both progress and ongoing challenges related to gendering curriculum, research, and higher education policy. Through a comparative perspective, the panelists will discuss factors driving these changes within institutions as well as governmental and grassroots initiatives.
Discussants:
- Orlina Boteva, Director of International Programs, UMaine (Co-Facilitator)
- Dr. Kathleen Gillon, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, UMaine
- Dr. Vjollca Krasniqi, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Pristina
- Karen Pelletreau, Director of Faculty Educational Development, UMaine (Co-Facilitator)
- Mackenzie Roeder, Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology and Environmental Sciences at UMaine & member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW)
