News Report on Valian Presentation
Saturday’s Bangor Daily News included a story about a Friday UMaine presentation by Hunter College Prof. Virginia Valian. An expert on gender issues, Valian gave a talk, “Why so slow? The advancement of women.” It was the public kick-off event presented by UMaine’s Rising Tide Center, an effort aimed at advancing women academics in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and social-behavioral sciences disciplines. The story includes comments from Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Sue Hunter.