Racial Literacy Roundtables hosting first session Sept. 18

12 Sep 2024    

Six Racial Literacy Roundtables events have been scheduled for the 2024-25 academic year, beginning Sept. 18. 

Open to students, faculty and staff, the Roundtables are designed to help participants, particularly students, work on developing racial literacy skills. All events are held on Zoom from 6-7:30 p.m. on select Wednesdays. Each event requires a separate registration to participate. 

The schedule for 2024-25 includes:

• Sept. 18, 2024 – Pete Ferguson, coordinator of culture, inclusion and scholar development at Lincoln Public Schools
• Oct. 9, 2024 – Trish Morita-Mullaney, associate professor of literacy & language at Purdue University
• Nov. 6, 2024 – Ted Hibbeler, tribal education and engagement extension educator at University of Nebraska
• Feb. 5, 2025 – Azcia Fleming (Lincoln Northwest High School) and Kenny Quiroz (Schoo Middle School), first-year teachers in Lincoln Public Schools who are engaged in a self-study
• March 5, 2025 – Laura Chávez-Moreno, assistant professor of Chicana/o & Central American studies and education at UCLA
• April 2, 2025 – Madhur Shende, DEI educator & strategist and language education researcher 

Additional webinars may be added as the year progresses. Visit the Racial Literacy Roundtables website to register.