For her expertise and commitment to defending women's rights and promoting world peace, women's studies instructor Kristin Alder ('09, '13 M.A.) was appointed this spring as a United Nations representative for the U.S. section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom organization. One of two American women selected for the job, she will advocate for the organization's mission to end and prevent war, ensure that women are included at all levels in peacebuilding processes, defend the human rights of women, and promote social, economic and political justice.