2009 "Social Justice Now" Symposium
For those in the Flint, MI area:
The 2009 "Social Justice Now" Symposium, "Focus: Closing the Achievement Gap: Reshaping Education for the Benefit of All" will be held on Friday, February, 06, 2009 at the University of Michigan-Flint's Harding Mott University Center from 8am to 5pm. The Guest Keynote Speaker is Pedro Noguera, Ph.D.
Dr. Pedro Noguera, an urban sociologist, is a professor in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New
York University. He is also the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and the co-Director of the Institute for
the study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings (IGEMS). Dr. Noguera is also the author of City Schools and the
American Dream: Fulfilling the Promise of Public Education
Registration is free. A Continental Breakfast and Lunch is included- Limited Capacity. Pre-Registration is strongly encouraged. For more information or to register visit http://umflint.edu/eoi/sjn.htm or call Dawn Demps at 810-701-2820.
Sponsored by: University of Michigan-Flint Diversity Council; University of Michigan-Flint Center for Civic Engagement; Leadership Development In Interethnic Relations (LDIR) with support from the C.S. Mott Foundation; LINK Community Arts; Urban League of Flint; The Shariki Group
The 2009 "Social Justice Now" Symposium, "Focus: Closing the Achievement Gap: Reshaping Education for the Benefit of All" will be held on Friday, February, 06, 2009 at the University of Michigan-Flint's Harding Mott University Center from 8am to 5pm. The Guest Keynote Speaker is Pedro Noguera, Ph.D.
Dr. Pedro Noguera, an urban sociologist, is a professor in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New
York University. He is also the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and the co-Director of the Institute for
the study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings (IGEMS). Dr. Noguera is also the author of City Schools and the
American Dream: Fulfilling the Promise of Public Education
Registration is free. A Continental Breakfast and Lunch is included- Limited Capacity. Pre-Registration is strongly encouraged. For more information or to register visit http://umflint.edu/eoi/sjn.htm or call Dawn Demps at 810-701-2820.
Sponsored by: University of Michigan-Flint Diversity Council; University of Michigan-Flint Center for Civic Engagement; Leadership Development In Interethnic Relations (LDIR) with support from the C.S. Mott Foundation; LINK Community Arts; Urban League of Flint; The Shariki Group