School of Education
2006 Julian Parker Lecture Series
A Series on Issues and Values in Education
FREE and open to the public
7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 2006
University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis Campus
Terrence Murphy Hall, Thornton Auditorium
1000 LaSalle Ave., Minneapolis, MN
(Corner of 10th Street and LaSalle Avenue)
Join us at the 2006 Julian Parker Lecture Series, an annual event focusing on issues and values in education.
Featured Speaker
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Globalization, Race and EducationWilliam H. Watkins, Ph.D.Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois, Chicago
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Globalization, Race and Education
Globalization is now being discussed by all and understood by few. Changes in technology, neo-liberal politics, urban demography and militarism are impacting race and education in profound ways. Efforts at school privatization and expanding gentrification are reshaping the racial, material and cultural landscape of the nation. Race and schooling have always been interconnected in America. The globalizers are attempting to re-order racial politics and the management and distribution of knowledge. Schooling is central to the agenda of the new social engineers.
Drawing from recent social science research, this presentation will explore globalization’s effect on race and public education.
William H. Watkins, born in Harlem, New York, grew up in South Central Los Angeles, California, brings a unique perspective to the world of education. His years fighting for social justice and freedom coupled with his trailblazing research, writing and critique of education in the United States informs audiences in an unforgettable, no holds barred manner. Professor Watkins captivates us and challenges long standing beliefs about the system of education in the U.S. His research and writings are rich and provocative as it weaves us through the historical underpinnings of contemporary education.
The School of Education Wall of Fame awards will also be presented to alumni who demonstrate high levels of scholarship, commitment, or service to the field and annual awards.
The Minnesota Alliance of Black School Educators will present their annual scholarships.
William H. Watkins
A former high school teacher, William "Bill" H. Watkins completed the Ph.D in 1986, University of Illinois at Chicago. Bill served on the College of Education and Black Studies faculties at the University of Utah before returning to the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1995. Bill is the author of The White Architects of Black Education (2001), lead editor of "Race and Education" (2001). Numerous articles, chapters, essays and reviews have appeared in scholarly journals, books, encyclopedias and the popular press. Bill has presented papers, lectured and traveled widely throughout North America, Central America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. His life's work is dedicated to equality, social justice and peace.
Sponsored by the University of St. Thomas Department of Leadership, Policy and Administration.
Julian Parker Lecture Series
The Julian Parker Lecture Series honors the longtime chairman of the
education department and graduate school dean at Xavier University, New
Orleans. Parker was a national leader on urban education and race relations. In the 1960s, Parker was instrumental
in dealing with issues of race and diversity when he worked at the University of St. Thomas in an exchange program between the nation's historically black colleges and private colleges in Minnesota.
