Princeton University Athletics
Jake McCandless '51 PVC Speaker Series Presents Valerie Purdie-Vaughns
March 22, 2006 | General
March 22, 2006
Princeton, N.J. - The Princeton Varsity Club is pleased to announce that Valerie Purdie-Vaughns, a professor in the psychology department at Yale University, will be on campus Thursday, April 6th as part of the Jake McCandless '51 PVC Speaker Series.
Professor Purdie-Vaughns will be giving her lecture discussing group stereotyping in athletics at 7:30pm in McCosh 50 on April 6th. The lecture is free and open to the public.
An accomplished scholar, Purdie-Vaughns earned her B.A. in psychology from Columbia and her Ph.D. from Stanford. She has published several articles in her field, including multiple appearances in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. One recent feature examined sensitivity to status-based rejection and the implications for African-American students' college experience.
Purdie-Vaughn's primary area of research is stigma and intergroup processes with a focus on social identity threat. Particular emphasis is given to how organizations such as businesses and schools can inadvertently undermine the institutional trust and intellectual performance of underrepresented minorities.
Prior to joining the Department of Psychology at Yale, Purdie-Vaughns served as the director of the "I Have a Dream" Foundation of the Southfield Village Public Housing Project in Stamford, Connecticut.
The Jake McCandless '51 PVC Speaker Series strives to bring speakers to campus who will engage the Princeton community in topics that reflect the educational values inherent in the intercollegiate athletics experience. Past speakers have included NCAA President Myles Brand, author and public speaker Kathy DeBoer and nationally renowned public speaker and author, Erik Weihenmayer.
About the PVC: The mission of the Princeton Varsity Club is "To implement and support programs that perpetuate and enhance the Performance, Values and Community of Princeton Athletics and University"
The Princeton Varsity Club (PVC) recognizes the long tradition of athletic, academic and alumni success at Princeton University. It also recognizes that current varsity athletes, alumni letter winners and friends and supporters of Princeton Athletics represent a strong community built upon shared values and experiences. The PVC supports the notion that athletics are an integral part of the educational mission of the University and that Princeton Athletics should aspire to be a model for collegiate athletics both in the Ivy League and in the NCAA at large. The PVC also supports the ongoing role athletics and the student athlete play within the University community. For more information on the Princeton Varsity Club and the Jake McCandless '51 Speaker Series, please visit the PVC website at www.princetonvarsityclub.org.