Thursday, April 18, 2019 – 12:00pm to 1:15 p.m. CUE Commons 4303 Wesley W. Posvar Hall Light refreshments will be available at 11:45 a.m. This dialogue with the authors, Damien M. Sojoyner and Sabina E. Vaught will both challenge and deepen our understanding of the school-to-prison pipeline, the relationship of schools and prisons, and cultures […]
(Re) Imagining Black Boyhood: Strategies for Relational Learning at School
Thursday, Feb. 28th, 4-5:30 p.m. CUE Commons (4303 Posvar Hall) Speaker: Joseph Derrick Nelson, Ph.D. Cosponsored by Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies Program, the School of Education, and the Center for Urban Education This presentation challenges deficit-oriented perspectives of Black boys and disuses evidence-based “relational teaching strategies,” which are designed to both facilitate positive learning […]
Navigating Schools Inequality: How Parents Pursue Magnet School Admissions
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC Fall 2017 Speaker Series Navigating Schools Inequality: How Parents Pursue Magnet School Admissions Littisha Bates, Ph.D. Thursday, November 2, 2017 12:00 pm in the Cathedral of Learning Q & A to follow The Center on Race and Social Problems announces its next speaker series lecture with Littisha Bates, Ph.D. of […]
Reflection Into Action: Addressing Race, Culture & Trauma
Join the Center for Urban Education and a panel of local professionals for a reflection and discussion building on the themes of the Tyrone Howard lecture as we explore new ideas and strategies for recognizing and addressing issues of race, culture, and trauma in schools. Tuesday, October 10, 2017 4 – 6 p.m. Holy Family […]
Reflection Into Action: Bridging Communities and Schools
Thursday, March 2, 2017 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Join the Center for Urban Education and a panel of local professionals for a reflection and discussion building on the themes of the Ken Zeichner lecture as we explore new ideas and strategies for fostering connections between schools and the communities they […]