The Clark College Faculty Speaker Series
The Faculty Speaker Series, established by Clark College with support from the Clark College Foundation, honors individual faculty members and celebrates academic excellence.
The Faculty Speaker Series showcases recent experiences that have enriched both the life and teaching of a Clark faculty member. Throughout the series, faculty members will share their developmental experiences with the college community – and members of the community at large – while addressing some of today’s most intriguing issues.
Applications for the Faculty Speaker Series are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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The 2010-2011 Clark College Faculty Speaker Series
Spring 2011
The 2010-2011 series will conclude with "This is Your Brain on Bias...Or, The Neuroscience of Bias." Dr. Kathy Bobula, professor of Early Childhood Education & Psychology, will speak on Tuesday, May 3 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in PUB 258 B&C.
The discussion focus: How do we develop biased attitudes about others who are different from us? This presentation will address how bias is acquired, both consciously and unconsciously, by looking at both the neuroscience of bias and learning theory. After taking a look at the brain and how it works, we’ll examine how bias is processed and how bias can be reversed or removed. What the brain can learn, the brain can re-learn in a different way. New imaging techniques have allowed researchers to discover what is happening in the brain when we acquire biased attitudes and stereotypes. With this understanding comes hope for change – the brain is dynamic, so let’s work with it and “take a bite out of bias”!
Clark College Faculty Speaker Series Presentations
Winter 2011
Bridging Cultural Ties and Understanding: International Education Within and from China
Economics Professor James M. Craven/Omahkohkiaaiipooyii
Fall 2010
Volcanoes and Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Oh My: Living on a (Tectonic) Edge
Geology Professor Dr. Charlene Montierth
Spring 2010
From Mourning to Memoir: One Writer's Journey into Her Story
English Professor Gail Robinson
Fall 2009
From Farout to Mainstream: Lifecycle of the Psychedelic Rock Poster
Art Professor Dr. Sally Tomlinson
Spring 2009
Dick and Oswald's Excellent Australian Adventure
Physics Professor Dick Shamrell
Winter 2009
The Breast Cancer and Ovarian Gene -- Are You at Risk?
Nursing Professor Laurie Brown
Fall 2008:
Politics, the Press, and Polarization
Journalism Professor Christina Kopinski
Spring 2008
Birds, Bees and Biodiversity: How Food Choices Impact the Planet
Biology Professor Kathleen Perillo
Winter 2008
Teaching in the Republic of Hungary through the Fulbright Teaching Exchange English Professor Joe Pitkin
