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Darshana Mini

Assistant Professor in the UW–Madison Department of Communications Arts

Darshana Mini, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Department of Communication Arts at UW–Madison and an affiliate of the Gender and Women’s Studies and the Center for South Asia. Dr. Mini’s teaching and research lie at the intersection of gender, sexuality, transnational media, migrant media and screen cultures of South Asia.

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Building Caste Equity in the U.S. Academia

Day 1: November 14, 2022 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., Breakout Option B

The event will include a one-hour discussion on the topic of caste discrimination in the U.S. academia followed by audience interactions and questions. In this discussion, we will hear from an activist working on the ground to mobilize and effect change in university policy, including from successful campaigns at other U.S. universities and a current UW–Madison faculty member about contextualizing these lessons for the UW–Madison experience. The speakers will share strategies for generating awareness, identifying instances of caste abuse, as well as engaging and dealing with instances of caste discrimination in academic institutions.