The JFIG would like to invite you to a panel on The Impact of Race/Culture Related Issues on Career of Junior Faculty. This panel interactively discusses how issues related to race/culture impact a junior faculty and how the faculty can address them. The panelists will introduce themselves and describe research/work that they do related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The chair and moderator will then ask the panel pre-determined questions. Time will be provided for open questions and answers.
The panel is scheduled for November 5, 2021 from 10:30AM to 11:45AM EDT. See below and attached for registration information and a list of our panelists.
This event is sponsored by:
- University of Arizona (Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering)
- Virginia Tech (Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering)
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering)
- University of Toronto (Operations Management and Statistics Area, Rotman School of Management)
Zoom Registration Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cNGYpIbZQFSZOu5-82w69g
Panelists
- Christopher S. Tang, UCLA Distinguished Professor and Edward W. Carter Chair in Business Administration, UCLA Anderson School
- Illya Hicks, Professor and Chair of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University
- Michele Samorani, Assistant Professor and MSIS Program Director, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
- Karen Hicklin, Assistant Professor in Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Florida
Chaired & Moderated By: Shannon L. Harris (Virginia Commonwealth University) & Manish Bansal (Virginia Tech)
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Shannon Harris
Assistant Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond VA
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