GSE Launches Visiting Faculty Scholars of Color Program
The series got underway on October 14 with the first of six invited speakers, Derald Wing Sue, a professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. A pioneer in the study of multiculturalism across the disciplines of psychology, education, counseling, and therapy, Sue spoke on the topic of "Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Impact on Students of Color."
Next up, University of Arizona Professor Luis Moll visited campus in December. Moll, a professor of language, reading, and culture, focuses his research on the connections among culture, psychology, and education, especially in relation to the education of Latino children in the United States.
In January, Penn GSE welcomed Rochelle Gutierrez, an associate professor in Latina/o studies, mathematics education, and curriculum and instruction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, Gutierrez is looking at how teacher practice and teaching communities can achieve equity in students' mathematics participation and achievement.
Tyrone Howard, an associate professor of urban schooling at UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, will make his presentation in February. Howard's research interests center on multicultural education, the social and political context of schools, urban education, social studies education, and the educational experience of African-American students.
In March, Miguel Urquiola, an assistant professor of economics and international and public affairs at Columbia University, will be the featured scholar. Urquiola's scholarship is devoted to educational issues in developing countries and the United States, covering topics such as the effects of voucher financing and accountability schemes.
Anthony Lising Antonio, an associate professor of education at Stanford University, will wind up the series for the 2008-09 academic year. An expert on American higher education, Antonio investigates the impact of racial and cultural diversity on higher education, with a specific focus on socialization in multicultural environments and the role that campus diversity plays in the civic development of students.
Media contact: Jill DiSanto-Haines at 215-898-4820 or jdisanto@upenn.edu