CLHUMHI035 - Equity and Education: From Early Learning to Higher Education

High-quality education can change lives and communities for good. Research has shown that the academic, career, financial, health, social and other benefits of high-quality learning can resonate over decades and generations. Yet, throughout our nation’s history, many people have been denied equitable access to learning. Substantial educational opportunity gaps persist today associated with race, socioeconomic status and other factors. At the same time, a wave of laws, judicial decisions and pressures on teachers, administrators, students and families is raising additional obstacles to educational equity. How do we overcome these legacies and realities? Rice University faculty and community experts share research-based insights on how to create more equitable educational opportunities from early learning through higher education and to the very latest years of life.

Note: A limited number of scholarships are available for eligible educators, nonprofit professionals and other community members. Email cpcoord@rice.edu for more information.

LECTURES INCLUDE
Feb. 28. Spare No Expense: Equity in Houston Schools. Alexander Byrd, Ph.D., vice-provost, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Associate Professor of History, Rice University
Mar. 6. The History of Equity and Inequity in the U.S. PreK-12 Education System, Erin Baumgartner, Ph.D., director of Houston Education Research Consortium, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University
Mar. 20. Early Childhood Education and Equity: The Foundation of Lifelong Opportunity, Elizabeth Cashiola, Ph.D., associate director of regional research, Houston Education Research Consortium, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University
Mar. 27. K-12 Teachers, Teacher Training, and Equity; Brenda Rangel, Ed.D. assistant dean, Center for Education, Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University and Ugochi Emenaha, Ed.D., associate director Master of Arts in Teaching and adjunct lecturer, Rice University
Apr. 3. Affirmative Action and Access to Higher Education, Yvonne Romero Da Silva, Ph.D., vice president for enrollment, Rice University
Apr. 17. Legislating Learning. Omar A. Syed, J.D., vice president and general counsel, Rice University
Apr. 24 The Impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s), Ruth Simmons, Ph.D., President’s Distinguished Fellow, Rice University and senior adviser to the president of Harvard University on engagement with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) and Sherwin K. Bryant, Ph.D., director, Center for African and African American Studies and associate professor of history, Rice University
May 1. Lifelong Learning and Equity, Robert Bruce, Ph.D., dean, Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University and Cathy Maris, M.A., assistant dean, Community Learning and Engagement, Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University

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