The Department of Gender and Women's Studies will convene a monthly discussion-based symposium, Teaching Across Differences in the New Political Landscape, on the first Friday of each month at 3:00 in FA 424 where faculty can share concerns and identify strategies to navigate difficult topics/conversations during the spring 2017 semester.  All faculty are welcome.  Please encourage your colleagues to attend.  Light refreshments will be served.  If you plan to attend the first symposium, Friday February 3rd, please RSVP to Kimberly Hardaway, Program Management Specialist for GWST at khardawa@umbc.edu.