Hastings College Women and Gender Studies Brown Bag Lunch Series to present Dr. Susan Miller who will speak on “Native Women and Academia” at noon, Wednesday, Nov. 10 in the Hazelrigg Student Union Steinhart Lounge.
This series is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring a sack lunch.

 Dr. Susan A. Miller is from Tiger Clan and Tom Palmer Band of the Seminole Nation. Trained as a historian (Ph.D. University of Nebraska 1997), she has served on the faculty of the University of Nebraska History Department and the American Indian Studies Program at Arizona State University. Dr. Miller is currently living in Lincoln, Neb. Her writings include Coacoochee’s Bones: A Seminole Saga; “Seminoles and Africans under Seminole Law: Sources and Discourses of Tribal Sovereignty and ‘Black Indian’ Entitlement,” Wicazo Sa Review: A Journal of Native American Studies; "Licensed Trafficking and Ethnogenetic Engineering," American Indian Quarterly; and other works.

 Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,190 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.

For more information, contact Dr. Jessica Henry at (402) 461-7357.