Mar 1, 2021
Insight into how decisions made by the administration of President Joe Biden may play out in higher education will be offered by three State University at Fredonia faculty members in a virtual panel discussion held on Tuesday, March 2, at 2 p.m.
The panelists — Department of Biology Associate Professor Courtney Wigdahl-Perry, Department of Sociocultural and Justice Sciences Assistant Professor Jessica Finkeldey and College of Education Lecturer Gregory Geer — will discuss, from their own perspectives, how Fredonia students, faculty and staff are likely to be impacted by decisions made by the new administration.
“The 2020 election is over — now what?” asks Angela McGowan-Kirsch, American Democracy Project Committee Chair and Department of Communication assistant professor. “We wanted to offer a space for people to discuss the potential impact of the Biden Administration’s reversal of Trump-era policies and efforts to reimpose regulations that the former president dismantled. Given the number of students enrolled in courses that discuss the environment, education and the criminal justice system, we believed that a panel discussion on regulatory and legislative reform would benefit our students, faculty, and staff. The faculty who are facilitating the discussion are well-positioned to educate us on these topics.”