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Educational Justice Symposium

The Center for Education Justice (CEJ), through the University of Redlands School of Education along with Fidelity, Isonomy and Erudition (FIE) will host a symposium that will discuss concepts of social class, gender, language and race prevalent in education. The panel will include professors from the University of Redlands such as Race and Youth expert Dr. Jen Tilton, as well as professors from other southern California colleges, one professor from the Philippines and a representative from the office of the County Superintendent. The moderator of the panel will be Jose Lalas, director of the Center for Educational Justice.

WHAT: Center for Educational Justice Winter Symposium
Socio-economic Status, Race, Student Achievement, and Schooling Practices: Why Congruence Matters

Panelists include: 

• Dr. Jen Tilton
  Race and Ethnic Studies, University of Redlands
• Dr. Enrique G. Murillo, Jr.
  Educational Psychology & Counseling California State University, San Bernardino 
• Dr. Therese Bustos
  Special Education, College of Education, University of the Philippines
• Dr. April Clay
  San Bernardino Office of the County Superintendent 
• Dr. Nirmla Flores
  Adjunct Faculty, University of California, Irvine
• MODERATOR: Dr. Jose Lalas
  School of Education, University of Redlands

WHEN: Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: Casa Loma Room, University of Redlands
1200 East Colton Avenue, Redlands, CA 92373

RSVP: The event is free and open to the public.

For more information and to RSVP, please contact Martin Bright at 909-748-8815 or martin_bright@redlands.edu. You can also visit www.redlands.edu/cej for more details.