In 2021, the university launched the President’s Diversity Lecture. This annual event brings together faculty, students and staff to hear from a distinguished diversity scholar on topics related to equity and inclusion. This event provides an opportunity to increase our capacity to better serve our diverse community and builds community across our differences through a meaningful learning experience. This lecture is held during the spring semester each academic year.
Spring 2022 Thursday, March 31, 2022 | 4:00-5:30 pm Click here to view recorded presentation [campus login required] » Lecturer Deborah A. Santiago Deborah A. Santiago is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Excelencia in Education, America’s premier authority on efforts to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. For more than 20 years, she has led research and policy efforts from local to national levels to improve educational opportunities and success for all students. Codifying the ’S’ in HSIs: Serving Latino Students with Intentionality Santiago will discuss how serving students—especially Latino students—requires intentionality. She will share strategies that build on students’ strengths and opportunities guided by evidence-based practices and leadership commitment. About Deborah A. Santiago Santiago co-founded Excelencia in Education in 2004 to inform policy and practices to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. Her work focuses on federal and state policies, financial aid, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and effective institutional practices for student success. She has been cited in numerous publications for her work, including The New York Times, Washington Post, The Economist, Forbes, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. She serves on the Board of Visitors for the University of Mary Washington, her alma mater, and on the advisory board of TheDream.US. Please join us for this engaging and informative lecture and discussion. Spring 2021 Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 3:30-5:00 pm Click here to view recorded presentation » Click here to view email » Lecturer Shaun Harper, PhD Shaun Harper, PhD, Provost Professor in the Rossier School of Education and Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and one of the nation’s most highly respected racial equity experts. Strategic Action for Racial Equity In this inaugural President’s Diversity Lecture, University of Southern California Professor Shaun Harper will discuss racial challenges and opportunities currently facing universities in the United States. He will explain how and why faculty, staff, and institutional leaders often mishandle racial situations. He will conclude by offering numerous practical recommendations for institutional stakeholders who are seriously committed to advancing racial equity at William Paterson University. About Shaun Harper Professor Harper is the Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership at the University of Southern California (USC), where he also serves Provost Professor in the Rossier School of Education and Marshall School of Business. He is also founder and executive director of the nationally-recognized USC Race and Equity Center, and president of the American Educational Research Association, as well as editor-at-large ofTime magazine. The recipient of dozens of top honors in his field and one honorary doctorate, Professor Harper has been repeatedly recognized in Education Week as one of the 10 most influential scholars in the field of education.k Please join us for this engaging and informative lecture and discussion.
