Straining Towards
the Prize
Stereotype Threat and Other Issues that Affect Student Success
Monday, March 12
1111 Biotech/Genetics (Auditorium)
12:00PM- 1:00PM
“The Cultural Contexts for Student Success”
Dr. Angela Byars-Winston, Department of Medicine, Center for Women's Health Research
“Conceptualizing the Discussion and making it Practical from a Student’s Perspective”
Althea Miller, University of Wisconsin- Madison Student, Psychology, Research Assistant, Prejudice and
Intergroup Relations Lab, University of Wisconsin - Madison
The goal of this seminar is to promote understanding of student success models and cultural
factors that affect diverse learners in higher education, and to begin towards a path of innovative
strategies to combat stereotype threat.