Dorothy Allison visit

     Noted author and feminist, Dorothy Allison, visited campus during Women's Month (March 15, 2007), visiting several classes and performing a reading of her work in the library.  MacCurdy House hosted a reception after the reading.

(clockwise from top left) Dr. Chih-Ping Chen, Dr. Carol Bender, Dr. Laura VonWallmenich, Dr. Joanne Gilbert, Dorothy Allison

 

(clockwise from top left)  Allison Lachlan (Michigan State student), Becky Peacock ('08), Ashley Hennen ('09), Sarah Chapman ('07), Faina Polt ('09), Dorothy Allison, Cathy Millon ('09)

 

Sarah Chapman ('07), Dorothy Allison, Cathy Millon ('09)

 

In December 2011, Alma College students, faculty and staff designed and hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., on the 500th anniversary of human rights advocacy. Earlier in the year, Alma College became one of the first undergraduate colleges in the United States to belong to the International Criminal Court Student Network, joining Duke University School of Law, The University of Cambridge and other prestigious institutions in a global community that connects students who share an interest in the ICC.

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Graduate Profile

Buddy Scarborough

Buddy Scarborough
Graduation: 2009
Major: Sociology
Minor: Women’s Studies

Prior to an “eye-opening freshman year,” Buddy Scarborough ’09 had never thought about the lived experiences of women. Once he started reading about the concepts of gender and social construction, however, he says he couldn’t get enough.

“The more I learned and understood, the more I wanted to be active in breaking down these constructs,” he says. “I broke down my own perceptions and actions and saw how the things I do on daily basis perpetuate or disintegrate restrictive constructions of gender.”

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