University of New Mexico: Context and Politics, by Richard Wood

When: Mon, Feb 19 2018 6:00pm

Where: Church Street Café

The 21 Club wishes to thank our speaker, Professor Richard Wood, UNM Interim Senior Vice Provost, for an excellent presentation.

Richard Wood will speak on recent events concerning higher education in the state of New Mexico and at the University of New Mexico.

BIO for Interim Senior Vice Provost Richard Wood:

Richard Wood holds a Ph.D. in sociology from UC-Berkeley, an M.A. degree in theology from the Graduate Theological Union, and a B.A. in chemistry from UC-Davis. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on democracy & political culture, religion, social theory, and ethnographic research methods. Wood studies the cultural and institutional dynamics that strengthen or erode democratic life, particularly those linked to religion. He has served in a variety of roles including president of the faculty senate, chair of the sociology department and special advisor for strategic initiatives in the Provost’s office, among other leadership roles. Wood was raised in northern New Mexico; he and his spouse Dana Bell raised their two now-adult children in Albuquerque.