{"680720":{"#nid":"680720","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2025 WST Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Kerry Ann O\u0027Meara","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, March 27, 2025, Dr. Kerry Ann O\u0027Meara, Professor of Higher Education, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost, and Dean of the Teachers College, Columbia University, will present the annual Women, Science, and Technology Distinguished Lecture, in Press Rooms A \u0026amp; B, Student Success Center.\u003Cbr\u003E. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;The title of her lecture is \u0022Perils and Power of Discretion in Higher Education: Hiring, Workload, and Evaluation.\u0022\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Dr. O\u0027Meara\u0027s research addresses systems of recruitment, retention, and advancement of faculty for the full participation of women and racial minorities. She has published over 170 peer reviewed articles, books, monographs, book chapters, and other types of publications. Prior to joining Columbia University in 2023, Dr. O\u0027Meara was Professor of Higher Education, Distinguished Scholar Teacher, and Special Assistant to the Provost and to the President for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Maryland. She was elected to and served as the President of the Association of Higher Education (ASHE) in 2020, and was chosen as a 2021-2022 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;A reception will follow the lecture.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;RSVP: Dr. Mary Frank Fox \u0026lt;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mary.fox@pubpolicy.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Emary.fox@pubpolicy.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026gt;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Kerry Ann O\u0027Meara will present the 2025 WST Distinguished Lecture on Thursday 3\/27\/25 in Student Success Center, Press Rooms A \u0026amp; B, 4pm.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Kerry Ann O\u0027Meara will present the 2025 WST Distinguished Lecture on Thursday 3\/27\/25 in Student Success Center, Press Rooms A \u0026 B, 4pm."}],"uid":"27680","created_gmt":"2025-02-25 17:47:12","changed_gmt":"2025-02-25 17:50:40","author":"Carol Colatrella","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"132371","name":"The Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"973","name":"women"},{"id":"1877","name":"Higher Education"},{"id":"2437","name":"lecture"},{"id":"11502","name":"Center for the Study of Women"},{"id":"167040","name":"science"},{"id":"11503","name":"and Technology"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Mary Frank Fox, Public Policy; mary.fox@pubpolicy.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mary.fox@pubpolicy.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}