BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Dillard\nStructures of inequity are grand challenges to diversity in education today. Institutions must recognize th at such challenges cannot be responded to in a light way or with a quick r ecruitment or retention program. \; Instead\, such challenges must be seen as complex and multilayered\, requiring a different kind of inquiry a nd the development of sustained relationships to people and to cultural kn owledge. This talk takes up that critical stance\, one that focuses on equ ity as a way to increase and sustain diversity within education and as a m andate for (re)search. Foregrounding equity in diversity work shifts the c onversation towards addressing historical and contemporary inequities of o pportunity through studying them\, understanding them from multiple perspe ctives\, and marshaling that knowledge as a transformative force for chang e. \; \nDr. Cynthia B. Dillard (Nana Mansa II of Mpeasem\, Ghana\, Wes t Africa) is the Mary Frances Early Professor in Teacher Education and Dep artment Chair in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at The University of Georgia. Her research interests include critical teacher edu cation\, spirituality in education\, and African/African American feminist studies. Beyond numerous published articles and book chapters\, two of he r books\, On spiritual strivings: Transforming an African American woman’s academic life (SUNY Press\, 2006) and Learning to (re)member the things w e’ve learned to forget: \; Endarkened feminisms\, spirituality and the sacred nature of research (Peter Lang\, 2012) have been selected as Criti cs’ Choice Book Award winners by the American Educational Studies Associat ion (AESA). In addition to receiving a number of awards related to teachin g\, Dr. Dillard was the 2012 recipient of the AERA Distinguished Contribut ions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award\, given for her distingu ished research and practices that advance public understanding of gender i n education. She also received the Division G Henry T. Trueba Award at the 2016 AERA annual meeting. \; This prestigious award honors a research er whose scholarship and teaching has led to the transformation of the soc ial context of education. Dr. Dillard is currently working on a biography of the namesake of her endowed position\, Dr. Mary Frances Early\, the fir st Black person to graduate from the University of Georgia. She is also th e Director of the University of Georgia’s Ghana Study Abroad in Education Program and has founded and directs a preschool and elementary school in M peasem (M-pee-a-sem) in the Central Region in Ghana\, West Africa. \; There\, she also holds the distinct honor of being enstooled as Queen Moth er of Development (Nkosua Ohemaa) for the village\, an esteemed leadership position within the community\, for life.\nPlease register for the event with Amy Summers at arsummer@illinois.edu.\nCost: Free\nContact: Amy Summe rs217-333-0960\narsummer@illinois.edu\nView the event flier.\nSponsor: Div ersity\, Equity\, and Multicultural Education Committee at College of Educ ation DTEND:20180406T193000Z DTSTAMP:20261006T132206Z DTSTART:20180406T170000Z LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign\,Education Building\, Room 22 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Dean's Diversity Lecture & Panel with Dr. Cynthia Dillard - Listeni ng to the Voices of Equity: Towards Diversity in Recruitment and Retention UID:RFCALITEM639268717264719890 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Dillard

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Structures of inequity are grand challenges to diversity in education today. Institutions must recognize that such challenges cannot be responded to in a light way or with a quick recruitment or retention pr ogram. \; Instead\, such challenges must be seen as complex and multil ayered\, requiring a different kind of inquiry and the development of sustained relationships to people and to cultural knowledge. This tal k takes up that critical stance\, one that focuses on equity as a way to i ncrease and sustain diversity within education and as a mandate for (re)se arch. Foregrounding equity in diversity work shifts the conversation towar ds addressing historical and contemporary inequities of opportuni ty through studying them\, understanding them from multiple perspectives\, and marshaling that knowledge as a transformative force for change. \ ;

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Dr. Cynthia B. Dil lard (Nana Mansa II of Mpeasem\, Ghana\, West Africa) is t he Mary Frances Early Professor in Teacher Education and Department Chair in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at The University of Georgia. Her research interests include critical teacher education\, spiri tuality in education\, and African/African American feminist studies. Beyo nd numerous published articles and book chapters\, two of her books\, On spiritual strivings: Transforming an African American woman’s academic life (SUNY Press\, 2006) and Learning to (re)member the things we ’ve learned to forget: \; Endarkened feminisms\, spirituality and the sacred nature of research (Peter Lang\, 2012) have been selected as C ritics’ Choice Book Award winners by the American Educational Studies Asso ciation (AESA). In addition to receiving a number of awards related to tea ching\, Dr. Dillard was the 2012 recipient of the AERA Distinguished Contr ibutions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award\, given for her dist inguished research and practices that advance public understanding of gend er in education. She also received the Division G Henry T. Trueba Award at the 2016 AERA annual meeting. \; This prestigious award honors a rese archer whose scholarship and teaching has led to the transformation of the social context of education. Dr. Dillard is currently working on a biogra phy of the namesake of her endowed position\, Dr. Mary Frances Early\, the first Black person to graduate from the University of Georgia. She is als o the Director of the University of Georgia’s Ghana Study Abroad in Educat ion Program and has founded and directs a preschool and elementary school in Mpeasem (M-pee-a-sem) in the Central Region in Ghana\, West Africa.&nbs p\; There\, she also holds the distinct honor of being enstooled as Queen Mother of Development (Nkosua Ohemaa) for the village\, an esteemed leader ship position within the community\, for life.

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Please register for the event with Amy Summers at arsu mmer@illinois.edu.

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Cost: Free

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Contact: Amy Summers217-333-0960
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