National Conference On Race & Ethnicity In Higher Education.

Diversity, democracy and social activism in the 21st century will be among the topics explored at the 18th annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education Tuesday, May 31, through Saturday, June 4, in New York City. Education professionals from admissions to administration, faculty, student leaders, members of community-based organizations, and community and state leaders are encouraged to attend the conference, which each year attracts more than
1,800 participants from around the globe.

The conference targets individuals interested in theoretical perspectives, policy, planning, program and training ideas designed to assist higher education institutions in the creation of more inclusive higher education environments, improved interracial relations and expanded opportunities for educational access and success in culturally diverse atmospheres. The
conference highlights exemplary approaches and working models that are adaptable to institutions searching for ways to increase the diversity and the communication between ethnicities of their communities.

Keynote speakers for the event and their topics include:

* Clarence Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and member of the Chicago Tribune editorial board, “Getting the Diversity Story Right”
* Charlotte A. Black Elk, political and environmental activist, “Katela: Teaching Stories of Forty-One Generations of Lakota Women”
* Carlos A. Munoz Jr., professor emeritus at University of California at Berkeley and syndicated columnist with the Progressive Media Project,”The Struggle for Multi-racial Democracy in the 21st Century”
* Bob H. Suzuki, president, California State Polytechnic University, “Embracing Diversity: An Imperative for Progress in a Democratic Society”

Conference headquarters will be the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers.

For more information at http://www.ncore.ou.edu