Leaf, Joyce Nelson, 1950-

Hired in 1985, Joyce Nelson-Leaf developed and headed the Educational Equity Resource Center (EERC) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The EERC intended to encourage students to explore non-traditional careers, challenge gender bias in classrooms and workplaces, and encourage young women to seek vocational training.The EERC opened in the summer of 1989 and closed on June 30, 2000.

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McCafferty, S., Filler, J., Gallavan, N. P., Okura, S., Higgins, K., Troutman, P., Zehm, S., Bannatyne, M., McClain, M., Nelson-Leaf, J. UNLV College of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter. University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 1997. Accessed February 28, 2019. https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/co_educ_multicultural_diversity_newsletter/1/

McCafferty, S., Filler, J., Gallavan, N. P., Putney, L. A., Sileo, N., Higgins, K., Troutman, P., Meacham, P., Giorgis, C., Govett, A., Henry, J., Pankratius, B., Bendixen, L., Nelson-Leaf, J. UNLV College of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter. University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2000. Accessed February 28, 2019. https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/co_educ_multicultural_diversity_newsletter/14/