Pembroke Center

Exploring the Legacy of Louise Lamphere v. Brown University

To mark Brown’s 250^th anniversary, the Pembroke Center will explore Louise Lamphere v. Brown University, Civil Action 75-0140, the class action case that charged the University with sexual discrimination against its own faculty. After analyzing the effects of this case on Brown, and its national significance for diversity in higher education, the Center will mount an exhibit and offer public programs to illuminate this pivotal moment in Brown’s history and its aftermath. The Pembroke Center is partnering with the John Nicholas Brown Center for Pubic Humanities and Cultural Heritage and the Brown University Library on this examination of a critical period in Brown’s history.

(Distributed June 18, 2013)

Confronting Sexism in Academia

Anne Fausto-Sterling, Brown University's Nancy Duke Lewis Professor of Biology and Gender Studies, blogs about the struggles faced by women scholars in academia.

Read her blog post on the Boston Review here.

(Distributed June 11, 2013)

Gender and Sexuality Studies Commencement

Congratulations to our Gender and Sexuality Studies graduates from the Class of 2013!

Clarion Heard, Drew Heckman, Elaine Kuckertz, Sisa Mateo, Michael Rose, Catharine Savage, Sophie Spiegel, Kimberly Wachtler, Suzannah Weiss.

(Distributed May 26, 2013)

"A Sense of Humor: Brown Women in Comedy" - Commencement Forum Video

Watch the video online

From screenwriting to stand-up, women have been closing the gender gap in comedy. How did they break into the business? How did their personal experiences shape their comedic voices? What's fair game and what's off limits in their humor? Join us to discuss how Brown alumnae are making a living by making people laugh.

(Distributed May 1, 2013)

Senior Presentations - Gender and Sexuality Studies

Congratulations to the Class of 2013 on the completion of Senior Capstone Presentations in Gender and Sexuality Studies on April 29, 2013.

(Distributed April 29, 2013)

$3.5 Million Pembroke Center Archives Endowment Campaign

The Pembroke Center’s two complementary archives – the Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive and the Feminist Theory Archive – explore Brown and Rhode Island women’s history and the intellectual history of feminist theory. The Center is pleased to announce a campaign to build an endowment to support these archives with enhanced resources to grow the collections and increase their accessibility for teaching and research. Thanks to a leadership gift of $1 million from Pembroke Center Associates Council chair Nancy L. Buc’65 – and increasing support from alumnae/i and friends – the Center is well on its way.

(Distributed April 28, 2013)

Pembroke Postdoc Amber J. Musser Accepts Position at Washington University in St. Louis

Congratulations to Amber J. Musser, who has accepted the position of Assistant Professor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington in St. Louis. Musser is currently the Nancy L. Buc Postdoctoral Fellow at the Pembroke Center. Musser's book, Sensational Flesh: Race, Power, and Masochism, is under contract with New York University Press. We wish her well in her new position and thank her for her outstanding contributions to this year's Pembroke Seminar.