Liza Featherstone, a journalist based in New York City, will visit Frostburg State University to discuss her work on social justice activism, gender and the workplace, as well as politics and consumerism, the theme of a forthcoming book, on Tuesday, March 23 and Wednesday, March 24 in room 218 Dunkle Hall.  The FSU-TV3 production LEAD-TV will also feature an interactive interview with Featherstone on Tuesday, from 7 to 8 PM that will invite audience members to ask her questions about activism, politics, journalism and issues impacting students, such as the affordability of higher education.  The event is free and open to the public.

A contributor to “The Nation” magazine, Featherstone also writes for “Slate,” The New York Times, and “Columbia Journalism Review,” among other publications.  She is the author of “Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers’ Rights at Wal-Mart” (Basic Books, 2004) and co-author of “Students Against Sweatshops” (Verso, 2002).  She has been a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economics Journalism at Columbia University and teaches at the City University of New York and New York University.

With the strained economic context as backdrop, Featherstone’s visit will stimulate thinking about economic and social sustainability and student activism.  Her conversations with students, faculty and staff will underscore the importance of leadership development on campus and its impact in local and global communities.

The Division of Student and Educational Services, Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement, Leadership Studies Minor, and Department of English at Frostburg State University (FSU) are sponsoring a leadership scholar-in-residence program.  Her visit is made possible in part by an FSU Faculty Development and Sabbatical Subcommittee Workshop/Speaker Grant.

FSU is recognized for providing curricular and co-curricular leadership development opportunities for students.  The scholar’s visit precedes the Sloop Institute for Excellence in Leadership on March 26.

For information about the leadership scholar-in-residence program or Leadership Studies Minor, contact Dr. Elesha Ruminski at (301) 687-4480 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  For information on leadership and civic engagement programs on campus, contact Amy Carter at (301) 687-3224 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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