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Jodi O'Brien
Jodi O'Brien is a professor of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies at Seattle University Seattle University (Seattle U or SU) is a private Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the largest independent university in the Northwestern United States, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and grad .... Her teaching and research interests include gender. sexuality, religion, social psychology, and social inequality. She is the editor of the ''Encyclopedia of Gender and Society'' and co-editor of the “Contemporary Sociological Perspectives” book series. Her books include ''The Production of Reality, Social Prisms,'' and ''Everyday Inequalities''. O'Brien is openly gay. There was controversy when O'Brien was appointed dean of the college of arts and sciences at Marquette University. The university rescinded the offer because some of her academic writings were at odds with the church's position on same-sex marriage. Dozens of faculty took ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle University
Seattle University (Seattle U or SU) is a private Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the largest independent university in the Northwestern United States, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within six schools. History In 1891, Adrian Sweere, S.J., took over a small parish school near downtown Seattle at Broadway and Madison. At first, the school was named after the surrounding Immaculate Conception parish and did not offer higher education. In 1898, the school was renamed after the city it was located in as ''Seattle College'', which itself was named after Chief Seattle. Seattle College granted its first bachelor's degrees 11 years later. Initially, the school served as both a high school and a college. From 1919 to 1931, the college moved to Interlaken Boulevard but in 1931 it returned to First Hill permanently. When the college moved back to First Hill, it split off the High School portion of the school, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
