2024 Mullin Welch Lecture: Who Really Makes the Difference? The Gender Gap and Generational Divides in the 2024 Election
Michigan Room, Michigan League, 911 N University Avenue, Ann Arbor
Susan J. Demas, foremost expert on Michigan’s political scene and editor-in-chief of the state capital news site Michigan Advance, explores why men and women view this presidential election so differently. Why does age make such a difference? After all, whose vote will prevail? Expect a lively discussion in the final days before the Nov. 5 election.
Lunch to be served, with lecture to follow. Registration required for food planning.
Susan J. Demas is a 24-year journalism veteran and one of the state’s foremost experts on Michigan politics, appearing on C-SPAN, MSNBC, CNN, and NPR. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the online political news site Michigan Advance and chief columnist, having previously served as the Editor and Publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, the most-cited political newsletter in the state. Susan’s award-winning political analysis has run in more than 100 national, international, and regional media outlets, including the Guardian U.K., NBC News, the New York Times, the Detroit News, and MLive.
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Ana Avila, PhD Communications and Media, is a social justice journalist with over two decades of experience in uncovering and addressing issues that disproportionately affect marginalized communities, particularly in Latin America. In 2010-2011, Ana investigated the asbestos industry while working for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Her research earned her the John B. Oakes Award from Columbia University. The resulting report, “Dangers in the Dust,” received an Investigative Reporters and Editors Award. When Ana worked as an editor and producer for MSNBC Latin America, her team carried out an international investigation about Indigenous women in Mexico who were sexually trafficked and exploited in Los Angeles, California.
Part of the university’s “Year of Democracy, Civic Empowerment and Global Engagement,” this free event is presented by the Mullin Welch Endowed Lecture of the U-M Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW+).
The Mullin Welch Lecture is named for Elizabeth Charlotte Mullin Welch. The CEW+ Mullin Welch Series was established in 1989 by Frances Daseler and Marjorie Jackson in memory of their sister Elizabeth Charlotte Mullin Welch. This fund brings to campus outstanding women who exemplify Elizabeth’s characteristics: creativity, strength of character, and expansive vision. CEW+ thanks the families of Marjorie Jackson and Frances Daseler for making this lecture series possible.