Save the Date: Eighth Annual Latina/o Education Summit - October 4!
**SAVE THE DATE **
Announcing the Eighth Annual Latina/o Education Summit
Fisher v. Texas: Implications for Latina/o Educational Diversity
Friday, October 4, 2013
11:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
UCLA Faculty Center
The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC), in cooperation with the UCLA School of Law, presents the eighth annual Latina/o Education Summit. This year’s summit will address the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 ruling in Fisher v. Texas and its national implications for Chicanos and Latinos and higher education. Affirmative action and educational diversity will be the focus of discussion; speakers will include scholars of constitutional law, social scientists, and those who administer university admissions policies.
The summit will be hosted by Chon A. Noriega, Director, Chicano Studies Research Center and Professor of Film, Television, and Digital Media, UCLA. Rachel F. Moran, Dean and Michael J. Connell Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law, will be the keynote speaker.
Previous Latina/o Education Summits have looked at Chicano/Latino education relative to gaps in the education pipeline, school funding issues, and the challenges and responsibilities of serving undocumented students. Summits have also explored approaches to educating Chicano/Latino students that recognize language and cultural differences as assets to schools. The 2012 summit, Law & Policy: Conversations Across the Disciplines, focused broadly on litigation and legislation that relate to Chicanos/Latinos across the country.
Keynote Speaker
Rachel F. Moran, Dean and Michael J. Connell Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
Featured Panelists and Moderators
Cheryl I. Harris, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Professor of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, UCLA School of Law
Devon W. Carbado, The Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
Sylvia Hurtado, Director, Higher Education Research Institute and Professor, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
Robert Chao Romero, Professor, UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/Chicano Studies
Janina Montero, Vice Chancellor Student Affairs, UCLA
Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, UCLA
Susan A. Wilbur, Executive Director, Undergraduate Admissions & Relations with Schools, UCLA
Chon A. Noriega, Director, Chicano Studies Research Center and Professor of Film, Television, and Digital Media, UCLA
Carlos M. Haro, Emeritus, CSRC Postdoctoral Scholar in Residence, UCLA
This event will attract educators and researchers, attorneys and students, policy makers, grassroots community members, and elected officials. Past events have drawn press attention, and the 2013 summit will have further reach through CSRC publications (policy and research reports, monthly newsletter) and online resources (CSRC website, YouTube channel, and iTunes U) as well as social media (Facebook).
Conference registration:
This conference will have limited seating and online registration is required. Registration instructions will be available on or before August 19, 2013, on the CSRC website.
