Dr. Sherryl Kleinman has been selected to receive the 2007 Women’s Advocacy Award from the Carolina Women’s Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A professor of sociology at Carolina, Dr. Kleinman will be presented with the award at the center’s 10th anniversary keynote lecture today (Sept. 25) at 7:30 p.m. in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union Great Hall. The keynote lecturer is Carolina alumna Wendy Gebauer Palladino. This free lecture is open to the public and will be followed by a reception.
Dr. Kleinman works in the areas of symbolic interaction, social psychology, qualitative research, sociology of emotions, and race, class and gender. She regularly teaches undergraduate courses that cross-list with women’s studies and worked with several colleagues to create the undergraduate minor in social and economic justice that is housed in the sociology department. Her graduate teaching includes courses in qualitative methods and feminist theory, among others.
Kleinman has twice been a Chapman Faculty Fellow at the Institute of Arts and Humanities, was twice awarded the Tanner Faculty Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, and has received many favorite faculty and superlative faculty awards from graduating classes, in addition to numerous other honors and accolades. Dr. Kleinman’s latest book, “Feminist Fieldwork Analysis,” was published by Sage in 2007.
Dr. Donna Bickford, director of the Carolina Women’s Center, commended Kleinman’s tireless work to eradicate sexist language. “This award honors Kleinman’s efforts to advocate for gender equity on the Carolina campus.”
Crystal Feimster, Martha Arnold and Alison Roberts served on the selection committee for the 2007 Women’s Advocacy Award. The Carolina Women’s Center serves faculty, students and staff on the Carolina campus and works to empower women and promote their equality.
Carolina Women’s Center contact: Donna Bickford, (919) 843-5620