Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshops (RIW), University of Michigan
Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshops (RIW), University of Michigan

Women of Color at the Academy (WOCATA)

For the past six years, WOCATA has centered and elevated the voices, experiences, and research of BIPOC women and femmes in the academy. Our core research topics and questions include how we—as emerging scholars, community members, and ancestors—might utilize transformative research paradigms; Indigenous epistemologies; Black feminist theorizations; methodologies from Chicanx, Dominicana, and Filipina scholars; or scholarship connected our different diaspora from a place of beauty and joy to sustain hope and optimism for marginalized voices in academia as we struggle for systemic change. Although we are housed within the Marsal Family School of Education at U-M (in particular, the Educational Studies, Higher Education, and Joint English & Education programs), WOCATA’s ever-growing community has interdisciplinary members at many levels—including undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers—across this institution and at many others nationwide.



Peril and Promise [WOCATA RSVP]

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Rackham Auditorium
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum and Dr. Ruth J. Simmons

We would like to bring your attention to an amazing upcoming opportunity! In partnership with WOCATA and several other campus organizations, Trotter will be hosting Peril & Promise – A Conversation on College Leadership event on November 3rd at 6 pm in the Rackham Auditorium. Moderated by Dr. Earl Lewis we will here from Dr. Ruth Simmons, president emerita of Prairie View A&M University, Brown University, and Smith College, and Dr. Beverley Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College and Mount Holyoke. The conversation will consist of tips for navigating leadership challenges on today's campuses and will cover:


1. “What it means to lead with integrity in a time of change” 

2. “How institutions can honor their histories while meeting the demands of today’s students”

3.  “What wisdom can we draw from leaders who have navigated the highest levels of higher education?” 


If you would like to attend the Discussion as a member of WOCATA and receive priority seating, please register through this sessions link.

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