Conference on Women, Minorities in South

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Senator David Pryor to Moderate Discussion of Women and Minorities in the Contemporary South

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Political scientists and directors of polling in 12 Southern states will debate the political, social, educational and economic status of women and minorities in the contemporary South in a forum moderated by former U.S. Sen. David Pryor at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, in the Alltel Union Ballroom at the University of Arkansas.

Planned topics for exploration include:

• what the Katrina relief effort tells us about race, poverty, and contemporary Southern politics,
• an evaluation of the last 50 years of desegregation,
• which Southern states have the best living standards and why,
• what the future holds for women and minorities in the South,
• and the continued legacy of David Duke.

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Conference panelists, all of whom are directors of their state's annual survey poll, include Kirby Goidel, Louisiana State University; Debra McCallum, University of Alabama; Janine Parry, University of Arkansas; Mary Stutzman, Florida State University; James Bason, University of Georgia; Ron Langley, University of Kentucky; Steve Shaffer, Mississippi State University; Robert Stevenson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Bob Oldendick, University of South Carolina; Michael Gant, University of Tennessee; Brian Cannon, Texas Tech University; and David Urban, Virginia Commonwealth University.