Event Description
The Drexel School of Education’s Critical Conversations in
Urban Education Lecture Series is proud to host H. Richard Milner IV, Ph.D.,
one of the nation’s most respected voices on urban education, for a thought-provoking
discussion on issues facing students in urban schools on Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 from 5:30-8:00 pm at Bossone
Research Center, Mitchell Auditorium.
Dr. Milner will discuss issues in urban education that divide and unite
us with particular attention placed on reforms in education (and society) that
could improve the life chances of students living in urban communities.
Special attention will be placed on reforms and recommendations that draw
from interdisciplinary expertise as well as various university and community
stakeholders.
Dr. Milner is
the Helen
Faison Endowed Chair of Urban Education, Professor of Education, as well as
Director of the Center for Urban Education at the University of Pittsburgh. His research has appeared in numerous
journals, and he has published six books. In
2015, Professor Milner received the Division K
Award for Innovations in Research
on Diversity in Teacher Education from the American Educational Research
Association.
Currently, he is Editor-in-chief of Urban Education and co-editor of the Handbook of Urban Education.
Please RSVP by April 15th by visiting: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ccue4-26 |
