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Dr. Chance W. Lewis (Director, The Urban Education Collaborative) has been invited to provide the keynote address for the UNC Charlotte College of Education Back-to-School Celebration. This event will take place on August 31, 2012.
Abiola Farinde (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Chance W. Lewis (Director, Urban Education Collaborative) recently published an article in the US-China Education Review journal. The title of the article is: ‘The underrepresentation of African American female students in STEM fields: Implications for Classroom Teachers (2012, Volume 2, Number 4, pp. 421-431).’
Dr. Chance W. Lewis (Director, Urban Education Collaborative) was selected as the Moderator of the 1st Annual HBCU Education Dean’s Think Tank hosted by the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Chair of Education at Rutgers University. This gathering of Dean’s set forth a new agenda of collaboration across HBCUs, specifically focused on Black educational issues in urban […]
Dr. Chance W. Lewis (Director, The Urban Education Collaborative) has been invited to become a inaugural member of the Black Male Achievement Research Collaborative (BMARC) established by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Dr. Lewis will be responsible for producing research, policy, praticitioner and policy reports on Black male achievement that will be disseminated to policymakers, […]
Dr. Chance W. Lewis, Carolyn Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education was recently highlighted in an inspirational story in an urban Texas school district. Click HERE to read the story.
Dr. Chance W. Lewis, Carolyn Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education will provide the opening keynote speech for the 2012 UNC Charlotte Diversity Institute. This Diversity Institute is an on-going by the University to address on-going strategies for effectively implementing diversity and urban initiatives into course curricula.
Dr. Chance W. Lewis, Carolyn Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education published an article in the Ebony Magazine. This publication was disseminated to over 1.5 million subscribers. The article was entitled, “Head of the Class: Pushing for a Better Teacher-Student Connection.” To read a summary of the article, click HERE.
Dr. Chance W. Lewis, Director of The Urban Education Collaborative recently published an article entitled, ‘PREPS for Students of Color: The Legal Justification and a Call for Action’ in the emPower magazine. To access the article, please visit http://www.empowermagazine.com/preps-for-students-of-color-the-legal-jus…
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Dr. Chance W. Lewis, Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education and Director of The Urban Education Collaborative was recently named Chair-Elect of the Research Focus on Black Education Special Interest Group (SIG) for the American Education Research Association (AERA). His three-year term will begin in April 2012.
Dr. Stephen Hancock, Associate Professor of Multicultural Education and Assistant Director for The Urban Education Collaborative has been named Program Chair-Elect for the Research Focus on Black Education (Special Interest Group) SIG for the American Education Research Education (AERA). His term will run from 2012-2015.