Conseula Francis, director of the College of Charleston's African-American studies program, said black women generally feel good about themselves and optimistic about their futures. She does. However, there are a lot of pressures: "the pressure to perform, the pressure to live up to expectations, the pressure to lift others up. I think we grossly underestimate
"I was born in 1973, when 'black' was beautiful and the people around me took that seriously. It is difficult for me to think of myself in any other terms," said Conseula Francis, director of the College of Charleston's African-American studies program. "Also, I prefer the term black because it more accurately captures the diversity
Leading attorney and advocate Lisa Gilinger will speak on February 21.
They are recipients of the 2012 Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Governor's Awards for the Arts.
The College currently has 35 undergraduate alumni volunteers.
The two-day event (February 20-21) features prominent Classics professors.
The renovations of Randolph Hall, Towell Library and Porters Lodge won Caropolis Awards.
Edward Hart's "Under an Indigo Sky" will be played by Yuriy Bekker on February 11.
"postmedieval" receives the PROSE Award for Best New Journal in Social Sciences and Humanities.
Alison Piepmeier, director of the women's and gender studies program at the College of Charleston, says there are very few gender differences that are biologically based. She said that gender roles are something that people have been trained to think of and aren't part of a person's biology. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/feb/06/lego-builds-conflict/
