02/07/2021

Announcing the Brenda J. Allen Travel Grant Endowment for Women, Trans, and Non-Binary Graduate Students of Color

ORWAC is pleased to announce the new Brenda J. Allen Travel Grant Endowment for Women, Trans, and Non-Binary Graduate Students of Color.

Professor Allen has been a pathbreaker in the field of communication and has devoted her career to ensuring that communication and the academy as a whole are more equitable and inclusive places. Her scholarship has been foundational in intercultural, organizational, and feminist communication studies, and her mentorship record is unparalleled. As a long-time member of ORWAC, she has played a leadership role for years, most notably as our first "web spinner." ORWAC wants to endow a student travel award in her name to honor this legacy.

Our goal is to raise $20,000, which will give ORWAC enough funds to provide $1000 annually toward travel grants for women, trans and non-binary graduate students of color. We need your help to make this happen and to show your support of the legacy of Professor Allen. Please follow this link to make a donation, or if you'd prefer to send a check, you can do so by making it out to ORWAC and sending it to our treasurer:

Alyssa Samek
Cal State University Fullerton
2600 Nutwood Ave, suite 420
Fullerton, CA 92831

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