January 25, 2002

Emory U. Lures a Pioneer in Disability Studies; U. of Vermont Presidential-Search Pool Is Criticized

By ROBIN WILSON and JULIANNE BASINGER

MULTIFACETED: Emory University is excited about the arrival this month of Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, and not just because of her official duties as an associate professor of women's studies. A pioneer in the field of disability studies, Ms. Garland-Thomson is both an intellectual and an activist.

"She is a magnet," says Frances Smith Foster, who directs the Institute for Women's Studies at Emory and hired Ms. Garland-Thomson. The two met through the Modern Language Association, where