Equity Today 202 - African American Students in Urban Schools Conference 2013

In today's episode, I sit down with our own Amber Mozet to discuss the upcoming conference that the Region VIII EAC is sponsoring: African American Students in Urban Schools: Critical Issues & Solutions for Achievement, May 14 - 16, 2013. The conference is taking place May 14th - 16th this year, and will featuring keynote addresses from Dr. Donna Ford, professor of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University, and Dr. Ivory Toldson, associate professor at Howard University, Senior Research Analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and Editor-In-Chief of "The Journal of Negro Education," along with many other speakers. Those who register before March 16th will recieve an early bird rate! More information about the conference can be found here Or, you may register directly for the conference here If you would like to contact the Region VIII EAC for assistance in matters of equity, or to simply join the discussion, there are several ways we can be reached: Website: http://www.metrostate-eac.org Telephone: (303)-556-6065 Email: eac@msudenver.edu Twitter: @EACRegion8 Facebook: "Like" Equity Assistance Center Region VIII Special thanks to the band Northbound for the use of their song, "Forward" in this podcast.