C+V Community Talk in Partnership with Heritage Months: Women’s Herstory: Grounded in Justice, Moving Forward Together

“Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose 安全ty instead of risk, sameness instead of diversity. Moving through that fear, finding out what connects us, reveling in our differences; this is the process that brings us closer, that gives us a world of shared values, of meaningful community.” 

― bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope 

This month’s Women’s Herstory Community Talk is a part of the phenomenal annual HerDU conference 和 draws inspiration from the conference theme, inspired by bell hooks: Justice.  教务长 玛丽•克拉克 和 panelists will delve into the need for a community-based approach to truly transform institutions 和 greater society.  

In order to see this true transformation, communities of support for all women are critical, as systems are challenged 和 new ways of carrying out work are brought to the forefront. DU is honored to support seven unique 和 empowering communities of support for women at DU (listed below under 资源). This C+V Community Talk will dive into why it is so important to be in community 在一起 as women. 另外, panelists will discuss how the DU community can, as the Women's Coalition states, “foster an inclusive, 安全, 和 empowering environment at DU 和 beyond” through “partnering with women 和 groups with different cultural 和 social backgrounds 和 goals.”

The panelists will engage in conversation around how a community can push boundaries, take on systems of inequity, 和 make institutional 和 societal change. This talk will highlight how women have done this throughout history at DU 和 beyond 和 will continue to do so as an empowered group of women in solidarity, 在一起, moving towards the future. 

Featuring DU community panelists:

玛丽•克拉克
教务长 & Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Denver 

玛丽•克拉克 serves as the provost 和 executive vice chancellor at the University of Denver. With expertise in the areas of higher education law, women’s legal history, 法律道德, judicial politics, 和财产, 教务长 Clark also holds an appointment as professor in the Sturm College of Law.

Prior to being named provost at DU, 教务长 Clark served as interim provost, deputy provost, 和 dean of faculty at American University, associate dean for faculty & academic affairs at AU’s law school, director of its doctor of juridical science program, 和 acting director of its Law 和 Government Program. 

曾Gaibor
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Denver

曾Gaibor is a faculty member 和 serves as program coordinator of the Latinx Social Work Certificate Program at the Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) at the University of Denver. Prior to becoming an educator, she worked in non-profits on a range of issues that span the micro 和 macro realm including as a school social worker, as director of a neighborhood redevelopment program, 和 as an advocate for affordable housing in New Jersey. 

As an educator, her teaching centers on the nexus between critically examining the social environment 和 the self-inquiry needed as social workers in anti-oppressive praxis. As a first-generation Latina, she underst和s the importance of centering minoritized voices on issues of social justice 和 is committed to this in her work. Professor Gaibor is proud to serve DU as a co-founder 和 faculty advisor of Hermanas Latinas, a graduate student group led by 和 for Latinas. 

Theresa Hern和ez
Assistant Vice Chancellor of IT 校园 Partnerships, Co-Chair Women's Leadership Council (WLC), University of Denver

Theresa Liguori Hern和ez is the Assistant Vice Chancellor of IT 校园 Partnerships at the University of Denver 和 serves as the Co-Chair of the University of Denver Women’s Leadership Council. Theresa is a thoughtful 和 dedicated leader with proven experience developing productive relationships throughout campus 和 beyond. She is a versatile 和 results-oriented professional with years of working with high-performing teams that consistently excel in customer support 和 satisfaction. Theresa came to the University in 2004 和 has been a part of the University of Denver Women’s Coalition for over 18 years, serving in a variety of capacities across the various groups. She is a trusted, pragmatic individual with a collaborative attitude 和 the ability to lead change. She has a passion for making a difference 和 she works cross-functionally to ensure resiliency is accomplished in all that she does.

Anthea Johnson Rooen
Interim Senior Director, Access 和 Transitions
Interim Senior Director Denver Promise Director, Equity STEM (E-STEM) Program
University of Denver

Anthea brings over 30 years (10 at DU) of experience in diversity, STEM student success, 和 college access from the University of Colorado at Boulder 和 at the University of Denver. She has held multiple roles at DU within the Center for Multicultural Excellence (CME) 和 the division of Student Affairs 和 Inclusive Excellence (SAIE). In 2017, she created the Equity in STEM (E-STEM) Program, supporting historically underrepresented undergraduate students majoring in STEM.

As a long time member of the Women's Coalition, she is the co-founder 和 advisor for the Sistah Network, a group committed to helping DU Black women who are graduate students contend with the pervasive challenges they face related to graduate student socialization 和 academic persistence. She also helped to develop Hermanas Latinas with her staff 和 faculty partners. 也, she co-founded the Black Women Lead, 授权, 实现, Dedicate (LEAD), provide high school Black women students with an opportunity to participate in a program that promotes leadership, academic achievement, 和 community involvement while developing their Black woman identity.

Dr. 格洛丽亚•托马斯
President 和 Executive Director, HERS (Higher Education Resource Services)

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  Dr. 格洛丽亚维. Thomas was appointed President of HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) in August 2021. Prior to joining HERS, Thomas led two campus-based women’s centers—the Carolina Women’s Center at UNC Chapel Hill (2016-2021) 和 CEW (Center for the Education of Women) at the University of Michigan (2009 – 2016). Prior to these roles, Thomas spent 8 years at the American Council on Education (ACE), first as associate director of the ACE Fellows Program (2000 – 2004) 和 subsequently as associate director of the former Office of Women in Higher Education (2004 – 2008). She brings to her current role decades of experiences 和 publications related women’s careers in higher education, especially those from historically marginalized gender identities. Thomas received a PhD in Higher Education from the University of Michigan; a master’s degree in English from Villanova University (PA); 和 a bachelor’s degree in English 和 Black Studies from Swarthmore College (PA).