Purdue to host seventh annual Conference for Pre-Tenure Women

The Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence in collaboration with the Office of the Provost will hold the seventh annual Conference for Pre-Tenure Women on Sept. 8-9.

Since 2010, the conference has helped women in higher education from Purdue and other national institutions not only achieve promotion and tenure but also develop career strategies and networks useful for moving into further promotions and into different academic areas. Although this conference focuses on women in pre-tenure and postdoc phases, the strategies and insights offered by speakers and other participants are useful for women at different points in their academic careers. Men are welcome to participate.

Keynote presentations will be made by:

* Patricia Hill Collins, Distinguished University Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the Charles Phelps Taft Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati, on "When Fitting In Is Not An Option: On Pipelines, Diversity and Mentoring."

* Linda Putnam, research professor emeritus in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara, on "Women, Work, and Tenure: Managing the Contradictions and Paradoxes."

* Anucha Browne, vice president of women's basketball championships for the NCAA. Topic to be determined.

Registration, which must be completed by Sept. 7, is available here. Cost for the conference:

* General registration by Sept. 1: $175

* General registration after Sept. 1: $225
* Purdue graduate students and postdocs registration: $50



Pre-tenure faculty at Purdue should email the Butler Center at butlercenter@purdue.edu for special pricing.

More information, including the conference schedule and hot topic sessions, is available online.