The UCR School of Education and the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs invite you to a specail event with Dr. Tyrone Howard. Doing Equity During Times of Dystopia will be a space for the UCR community to connect with Dr. Howard on his reseach which includes the academic achievement of youth in urban schools, the achievement gap facing African American and other culturally diverse students, and the importance of providing teachers the skills and knowledge to assist them in reversing persistent underachievement.
 

The first 50 RSVPs for the in-person event will receive a free copy of Dr. Howard’s book, Equity Now, on arrival to the event.

If you wish to attend this event in person or online, please register here. 

Dr. Tyrone Howard is a professor of education in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. His research addresses issues tied to race, culture, access and educational opportunity for minoritized student populations. Professor Howard is the author of several best-selling books, including “Why Race & Culture Matter in Schools” (Teachers College Press) and “All Students Must Thrive” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). He is a native of Compton, California, where he also served as a classroom teacher. Professor Howard is a member of the National Academy of Education and is an AERA Fellow.

This event is brought to you by the SOE Strategic Initiatives Team:

Raquel M. Rall, PhD, Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives raquelmr@ucr.edu

Tanis M. Gaines, B.A., Student Assistant II tgain005@ucr.edu

Gavin Do, Undergraduate Intern gdo003@ucr.edurone

Thank you to the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Dr. Brian Haynes and his team for their support of this program.