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Register for the 2017 Diversity Conference

 

Lawrence’s inaugural diversity conference — “Teaching All Students Well: Preparing an Educated Citizenry for Wise Participation in a Diverse Democracy” — will be held Aug. 17-18 on the Lawrence campus.

The conference is organized by Kimberly Barrett, vice president for diversity and inclusion and associate dean of the faculty, and the professional development committee of the President’s Committee on Diversity Affairs.

The conference is designed to help all educators strengthen their individual learning communities through effective and inclusive teaching methods.

Highlighting the conference will be a keynote address by multicultural scholar Derald Wing Sue, professor of psychology and education in the department of counseling and clinical psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. Sue also holds an appointment with Columbia’s School of Social Work.

Register online at:  http://www.lawrence.edu/info/offices/diversity-and-inclusion/2017-diversity-conference

For questions or additional information, contact Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke at 920-832-6744 or michelle.l.lasecki-jahnke@lawrence.edu.