UA Guest Speaker to Discuss International Women’s Issues
February 6, 2009 - Filed under: Events | Tagged: Women's Studies
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama Honors College visiting professor Dr. Sangita Rayamajhi will give a talk on issues affecting women in her home country, Nepal, on Feb. 10 at 12:30 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.
This free event, open to the public, is part of the ongoing speaker’s series sponsored by the UA Honors College and Housing and Residential Communities. Rayamajhi will speak about some of the conditions affecting women and girls in Nepal.
She is a professor at Tribhuvan University in Nepal. Rayamajhi is a visiting professor at UA in the areas of women’s studies, the literature of South Asia and the Hindu religion.
For more information about this event, call 205/348-5554.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Chloe LeBaron or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
SOURCE: Dr. Jacqueline Morgan, director, UA Honors College, 205/348-5500, jacqueline.morgan@ua.edu