How can educational institutions work to ensure that every student has an equal opportunity to succeed, regardless of race or socioeconomic status?
Northern Kentucky University’s College of Education and Human Services will convene national and local experts, educators, and students around this topic Dec. 1-2 as part of its Think Tank series. The two-day event will feature Dr. Crystal Laura, associate professor of educational leadership at Chicago State University and author of Being Bad: My Baby Brother and the School-to-Prison Pipeline.
“The College of Education and Human Services is committed to doing all we can to improve the educational opportunities for all students,” said Dean Cynthia J. Reed.
“We look forward to learning from Dr. Laura and to engaging in important dialogue with her and with all in attendance. We also look forward to the impact this Think Tank will have on our region, as individual and collective commitments to positive action are identified and implemented.”
Dr. Crystal Laura
Laura will deliver the keynote address at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. Covington Independent Schools superintendent Alvin Garrison, NKU Chase College of Law professor David Singleton, NKU senior Brandi Mulligan, and others will join Dr. Laura at a daylong workshop on Friday, Dec. 2 for a discussion about race and education.
Garrison is the only African American superintendent in the Northern Kentucky region. Singleton is executive director of the Ohio Justice and Policy Center. Mulligan is studying early childhood education and co-founded the student organization Black & Brown Educators of Excellence to empower and support minority students in the College of Education and Human Services.
The events are free and open to the public, but registration is requested. For information or to attend, please visit coehs.nku.edu/thinktank1.html.
The COEHS Think Tank series was launched in December 2015 to convene the community around issues of national and regional importance, and to work collaboratively toward reforms that help improve our community.
Previous topics have included: addressing educational injustices through community-based reforms; how the community can support and encourage individuals with disabilities; and tackling the region’s heroin epidemic. The series is presented by NKU’s College of Education and Human Services.
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