Governors State University’s Social Work Department to Host Symposium on Violence Against Women

Authors

Office of Marketing and Communications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-20-2014

Abstract

Governors State University will host a free public forum, “Conversations on Violence Against Women: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Intimate Partner Violence,” on Thursday, April 3, 2014, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in Sherman Hall.

Dr. Beth E. Richie, director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois – Chicago, will discuss how race/ethnicity and social position affect women’s experience of violence and incarceration. Following her discussion, a panel of local experts will address a variety of issues related to intimate partner violence. A question-and-answer session will follow the panel discussion.

Recommended Citation

Office of Marketing and Communications, "Governors State University’s Social Work Department to Host Symposium on Violence Against Women" (2014). Press Releases. 83.
https://opus.govst.edu/press_releases/83