Gale Young PhD, Professor of Communications at Cal
State East Bay (formerly Hayward), teaches Intercultural,
Interpersonal and Conflict Communication. Currently
Dr. Young serves as Chair of the WASC Accreditation
Process, and has held a variety of positions including
Associate Dean, Affirmative Action Officer, and
Interim Chair of the Art Department. She was the
co-recipient of the CSU Woman of the Year award
for contributing to diversity, an A.C.E. Fellow
(98-99) and the Co-Director for the Center of the
Study of Intercultural Relations (1985-1999). Young
is the co-author of two books, articles, and the
executive producer of the Video Difficult Dialogues,
(1998, PBS). She publishes, directs grants, and
consults in the areas of difficult dialogues, intercultural
communication, racism, and integrating multicultural
perspectives into higher education.
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