Opportunities
Building Community Resiliency
In collaboration with the Coalition of Urban
and Metropolitan Universities, Widener University will
host Building Community Resiliency: The Role of University
Leadership on October 11-13, 2009, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The conference will focus on university
leadership in pursuing approaches to promoting community
success. For more information, visit www.cumuonline.org/conference/index.htm.
Race, Ethnicity, and Community Engagement in Higher Education
The 2009 conference on Race, Ethnicity, and
Community Engagement in Higher Education will take place
on October 29-31, 2009, at Texas Tech University in
Lubbock, Texas. Sponsored by the university's College
of Education, the conference invites participants to
explore "the intersection of cultural identity, diversity
issues, experiential education and higher education
studies." For information, visit www.educ.ttu.edu/edhe/conferences/recengagement/.
NAME Annual Conference
The National Association for Multicultural
Education will hold its nineteenth international conference
on October 28-November 1, 2009, in Denver, Colorado.
Titled A Mile-High Commitment to Change, the conference
will convene educators from across disciplines, institutions,
and educational levels to discuss the current state
and future of multicultural education. To learn more,
visit www.nameorg.org/conferences.html.
