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DESCRIPTION:Speaker Information:Eboni Zamani-GallaherSocial Justice and the
  Community College Context\, Then and Now\nNearly half of all undergraduat
 es attend community colleges. Over the last 100+ years\, the two-year coll
 ege sector has served an increasing number of first-generation\, underrepr
 esented racial/ethnic minority\, and low-income students. While higher edu
 cation historically was reserved for the affluent\, community colleges are
  a case in point for broad social justice changes that resulted in this ti
 er becoming a major player in postsecondary attainment for divergent learn
 ers. Founded on the principles of social justice\, community colleges are 
 a unique American invention that contributed to the massification of highe
 r education and continues to have an imprint on the mission of tertiary ed
 ucation across the globe. This presentation will highlight the pivotal rol
 e of community colleges in broadening access\, participation\, and providi
 ng routes to higher learning for diverse collegians. Attention will be dra
 wn to contemporary social justice concerns and the role of community colle
 ges as the "people's colleges" and as a democratizing force in higher educ
 ation.\n&nbsp\;~ A light lunch will be provided ~Cost:free and open to the
  publicSponsor:Bureau of Educational Research
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LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign
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SUMMARY:Research on Equity\, Diversity\, and Social Justice Seminar Series
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Speaker Information:<
 /p></td><td><p>Eboni Zamani-Gallaher</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><stro
 ng><em>Social Justice and the Community College Context\, Then and Now</em
 ></strong></p>\n<p>Nearly half of all undergraduates attend community coll
 eges. Over the last 100+ years\, the two-year college sector has served an
  increasing number of first-generation\, underrepresented racial/ethnic mi
 nority\, and low-income students. While higher education historically was 
 reserved for the affluent\, community colleges are a case in point for bro
 ad social justice changes that resulted in this tier becoming a major play
 er in postsecondary attainment for divergent learners. Founded on the prin
 ciples of social justice\, community colleges are a unique American invent
 ion that contributed to the massification of higher education and continue
 s to have an imprint on the mission of tertiary education across the globe
 . This presentation will highlight the pivotal role of community colleges 
 in broadening access\, participation\, and providing routes to higher lear
 ning for diverse collegians. Attention will be drawn to contemporary socia
 l justice concerns and the role of community colleges as the "people's col
 leges" and as a democratizing force in higher education.</p>\n<p><strong>&
 nbsp\;</strong>~ A light lunch will be provided ~</p><table><tbody><tr><td
 ><p>Cost:</p></td><td><p>free and open to the public</p></td></tr><tr><td>
 <p>Sponsor:</p></td><td><p>Bureau of Educational Research</p></td></tr></t
 body></table>
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