Frontier Center Urban Education Annual Lecture

Lecture: Culturally Responsive Gifted Education and Educators: Models, Resources, and Strategies to Recruit and Retain Underrepresented Students of Color

Nazareth College is hosting its annual Frontier Center for Urban Education lecture with a special appearance by Donna Y. Ford, Ph.D., professor of education and human development at Vanderbilt University. She teaches in the department of special education and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Teaching and Learning.

The lecture takes place on Friday, April 12, from 4:30 - 6 p.m. in the Nazareth College Arts Center, Theater A-14 on the ground floor.

Ford conducts research primarily in gifted education and multicultural/urban education. Specifically, her work focuses on:

• recruiting and retaining culturally different students in gifted education
• multicultural and urban education
• achievement gaps
• minority student achievement and underachievement
• family involvement

She consults with school districts, educational, and legal organizations in the areas of gifted education, advanced placement, and multicultural/urban education.

 

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