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The Next 50 Years
is focus of
Marygrove’s “Brown v Board
of Education” Conference Speakers
Detroit, Michigan—September 8, 2004—Several local and national speakers will discuss how to move the education agenda forward and reverse the trend of failing public schools at the Marygrove College education conference, “Revitalizing the Purpose and Spirit of Education: The Imprint of Brown v Board of Education”, Oct. 1-3, 2004. Marygrove is located at 8425 W. McNichols Road, Detroit, Michigan. Speakers include:
- Dennis W. Archer, JD, chairman of Dickinson Wright PLLC
and former mayor of Detroit
(1994-2001);
- Linda V. Parker, JD, director, Michigan Department of Civil
Rights;
- Deborah Hunter-Harvill, PhD, principal, McMichael Middle
Technological Academy.
National speakers are Pedro Noguera, PhD, professor at New York University, an urban sociologist who focuses on ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban environment; and David Thornburg, PhD, award-winning author, researcher and speaker who has been called the premier futurist in education.
Several other presenters will cover topics on diversity; innovative teaching techniques; community/parental values in education; the higher qualified teacher; curriculum development; arts infused education; and a holistic approach to education.
To register, call 313-927-1496 or go online: www.marygrove.edu. The three-day conference, including meals is $125 for adults; $75 for students.
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The conference is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan;
Canter & Associates, Ford Motor Company Fund, Sisters, Servants of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM), the Michigan Department of Education, COATT;
and the Marygrove College Academic Affairs Division.
Marygrove College is a Catholic, liberal arts institution, located on 53 wooded acres in one of Detroit’s oldest residential neighborhoods. The college offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 30 programs including education, social work, science, math, English, social justice, and the arts. ###