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From Crisis to Solutions: Global Conference Charts New Course for Urban Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lewis The International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE) has become the sought-after space where ideas are shared, and collaborations are formed. Lewis, the director of the Urban Education Collaborative and the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor in Urban Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Going Back to School Means Increasing Black/Minoritized Family Engagement Too

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Whether intentional or unintentional, the lack of or inadequate collaborations have negative consequences for Black and other marginalized students. content, books events, topics, issues). Black families frequently arrive at school to be treated like students themselves. instruction, teaching styles, learning styles).

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Exploring the Roots of Racial Bias

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is rooted in the book The Nature of Prejudice by Dr. Gordon Allport in 1954. Her lab actively does community outreach to collaborate with schools and community partners like EmbraceRace, an organization that supports parents in raising children to be informed and thoughtful about race.

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