Let's Talk Diversity: Moving from Inequity and Inclusion to Action
Register now to hear Richard Rothstein on Nov. 4 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. for the Let's Talk Diversity series.
Register now to hear guest speaker Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, via Zoom.
The Northwest Arkansas Council, Walmart, Engage NWA, Sam M. Walton College of Business and the Dr. Barbara A. Lofton Office of Diversity & Inclusion are hosting the event as part of a Let's Talk Diversity series.
Faculty, staff, students and the public are invited to attend. Register now.
Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute, the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and of the Haas Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right, Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap and The Way We Were? Myths and Realities of America's Student Achievement. Rothstein co-authored All Else Equal: Are Public and Private Schools Different? and The Charter School Dust-Up: Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement.
For additional information, contact Barbara A. Lofton, director of diversity and inclusion at Walton College at 479-575-4557.
About the University of Arkansas: As Arkansas' flagship institution, the U of A provides an internationally competitive education in more than 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the U of A contributes more than $2.2 billion to Arkansas' economy through the teaching of new knowledge and skills, entrepreneurship and job development, discovery through research and creative activity while also providing training for professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the U of A among the top 3% of U.S. colleges and universities with the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the U of A among the top public universities in the nation. See how the U of A works to build a better world at Arkansas Research News.
Contacts
Barbara A. Lofton, assistant dean
Dr. Barbara A. Lofton Office of Diversity and Inclusion
479-575-4557,
BLofton@walton.uark.edu
Lori McLemore, marketing and communications officer
Sam M. Walton College of Business
479-575-5021,
mclemore@uark.edu
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