Terri E. Givens | |
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| Born | January 1, 1964 |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Political science |
| Institutions | McGill University |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (BA), University of California Los Angeles (Ph.D)
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Terri Givens (born 1964) is an internationally recognized author and political scientist, most recently of the books Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides (2021) and The Roots of Racism: The Politics of White Supremacy in the US and Europe (2022). [1] Dr. Givens is currently a full professor at McGill University where she is leading an effort to hire and retain more Black professors.'”[2]
Research and service
editTerri Givens' research has focused on immigration politics and antidiscrimination policy at the national level in Britain, France and Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, policy developments at the European Union level.[3][4]
Dr. Givens was the founding director of the Center for European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin and led the university’s internationalization efforts in Mexico and Latin America as Vice Provost. As Provost at Menlo College, Givens led faculty and staff in developing programs for first generation students, updating curriculum and developing the infrastructure for new evidence-based assessment and institutional effectiveness. She has forged ties with community organizations that focus on college opportunities for disadvantaged youth and diversity in Silicon Valley. [5]
Major works
edit- Givens, Terri (2005). Voting Radical Right in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521851343.
- Givens, Terri; Maxwell, Rahsaan (2012). Immigrant Politics: Race and Representation in Western Europe. Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 1588268306.
- Givens, Terri (2021). Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides. Bristol University Press. ISBN 1447357256.
- Givens, Terri (2022). The Roots of Racism: The Politics of White Supremacy in the US and Europe. Policy Press. ISBN 1529209218.
Awards and Posts
edit- Fellow, Kolleg-Forschergruppe “Transformative Power of Europe,” Freie Universitaet, Berlin, Germany, 2010-2018
- Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., 2012.
- Visiting Scholar, Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Sciences-Po, Paris, France, 2010.
- Distinguished Scholar Alumni from Stanford University, 2010.
References
edit- ^ Tedam, Prospera (14 July 2021). "Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging the Racial Divides, Terri E. Givens". The British Journal of Social Work. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Popple, Abigail. "Revisiting McGill's Equity Plans". www.mcgilldaily.com. McGill Daily. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Givens, Terri E.; Mohanty, Pete. "A left-right divide in European attitudes toward immigrants". www.washingtonpost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Givens, Terri E.; Case, Rhonda Evans; Mohanty, Pete. "Can equality be legislated? Evidence from Europe". /www.washingtonpost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Bradshaw, Kate. "News It's time for radical empathy: Former Menlo College provost releases new book on tackling racism". www.paloaltoonline.com. Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
Category:American women political scientists
Category:American political scientists
Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:American women non-fiction writers
Category:McGill University, faculty
Category:21st-century American women writers