International Women's Day
Invest in women: Accelerate progress
鈥淚nvesting in women means investing in the people who invest in everyone else.鈥� - Melinda Gates
In recognition of International Women鈥檚 Day (#IWD), 外流影片 is pleased to shine a spotlight on several exceptional women in our community. While their accomplishments, talents, and stories are diverse, each of these individuals are making contributions that inspire and accelerate progress beyond their fields. We鈥檙e so proud to have these women among us and to celebrate their achievements and efforts.
Dr. Emily Bremer, a Canadian Research Chair in Healthy Inclusive Communities, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology, and advocate for people with disabilities, who was just awarded $1.1 million to create the 外流影片 Inclusive Movement and Health Lab.
Amanda Peters, a member of Acadia鈥檚 English department and an award-winning author of The Berry Pickers, a novel that reveals engaging untold stories of some of our area鈥檚 Mi鈥檏maw people, including Amanda鈥檚 own relatives.
Dr. K茅sa Munroe-Anderson, an associate professor in the School of Education, who led the development of Acadia鈥檚 newly announced Africentric Bachelor of Education program with our partner, the Delmore 鈥淏uddy鈥� Daye Learning Institute.
Kirsten Lawrence, a fourth-year Acadia student and President of Enactus Acadia, who has been a driving force behind a grassroots program to address food insecurity on campus.
