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New Â鶹´«Ã½ Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver to Highlight Panelists

JERSEY CITY, N.J. | In the culminating event of Women’s History Month, (Â鶹´«Ã½)’s Women’s and Gender Studies Department will host a historic conversation — The Kamala Effect: Race, Gender, and Power. The free, virtual event will be held on Wednesday, March 31 from 2-3:30 p.m. EDT, as three prominent Black women will discuss how they navigate gender, race and power dynamics as state and national leaders.

The panel of speakers will include:

• Current New Â鶹´«Ã½ Lieutenant Governor
• . — former New Â鶹´«Ã½ Secretary of State
• — Partner and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at international law firm Locke Lord LLP and Past President of the American Bar Association

, Chairperson and Professor of Â鶹´«Ã½'s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies will facilitate the discussion.

The panelists will share their personal stories in the wake of Kamala Harris’s selection as a running mate and ultimate election as the first Black, Asian and female Vice President of the United States, serving alongside President Joe Biden. The group will also ponder this question — does Harris’ appointment signal power shifts for women, for people of color, immigrants, and other marginalized groups?

The event highlights the Women’s and Gender Studies Spring Colloquium. The event is open to the public and attendees will have an opportunity for a question and answer session with the panelists as part of the discussion.

Community Partners for the event are and . The event is co-sponsored by Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Political Science Department, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Center for the Arts and the Office of the Dean of the William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences.
 

Contact:
Ira Thor, Senior Director of University Communications and Media Relations | ithor@njcu.edu | 201-200-3301