Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, Alumni Hall (4227 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206), 4-6 p.m. – Followed by a reception 6-7 p.m. This talk will explore educational inequality and trends related to inequality in U.S. society, focusing in particular on inequality in relation to race. Dr. Nasir will also explore both the ideology of structural racial […]
Spring Reflection into Action
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 5:30-7:30 p.m. Location: TBA Join our panel of local school, district, student group, parent and community representatives for a discussion designed to create collective strategies for advancing the ideas presented during Dr. H. Samy Alim’s #CUETalks lecture (March 21) into actionable plans for improving our schools and communities. Light refreshments will be available. […]
Sorry to Bother You: Education and the Disruption of White Cultural and Linguistic Hegemony in the U.S. and South Africa
Thursday, March 21, 2019 4-6 p.m. O’Hara Student Center Ballroom | 4042 O’Hara Street Presented by H. Samy Alim, Ph.D. Presenting data collected over the past 20 years, this talk will highlight how we can disrupt White cultural and linguistic hegemony by developing new paradigms for the study of language, race, and culture in education. Dr. […]
The Stories We Tell: Transforming Narratives About Other People’s Children
Join the Center for Urban Education for the spring 2018 edition of #CUEtalks when we welcome Dr. Lisa Delpit from Southern University. In this talk, Dr. Delpit addresses how the stories our country has told us about certain people distort our perceptions and create self-fulfilling stereotypes of low performance. If we change our stories, we can both change the […]
#CUEtalks presents Tyrone Howard
Why Race, Culture & Trauma Matter: Addressing Real Equity for Marginalized Populations Join the Center for Urban Education for the fall 2017 edition of #CUEtalks when we welcome Dr. Tyrone Howard from UCLA. In this talk, Howard will address the increasing complexities in today’s schools contexts, and how issues of race, culture, and trauma remain […]
CUE Talk: The Essential Role of Local Communities in Teacher Education
The Essential Role of Local Communities in Teacher Education Presented by Ken Zeichner, PhD Thu, February 23, 2017 – 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST 121 Lawrence Hall -3942 Forbes Avenue What is the importance of family and community responsive teaching to the quality of student learning? Why should teacher education programs engage local community […]