Note to Educators...Hope Required when Growing Roses in Concrete

P-20 Education Lecture Series

Monday, March 15th, 2010: 5:00-7:00 P.M.Tivoli Student Union, 900 Auraria Pkwy., Turnhalle Room

Faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the public welcome! FREE

Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Raza Studies and Education Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies at San Francisco State University. In addition to these duties, he continues as a high school teacher in East Oakland where he teaches English

Drawing from Tupac Shakur’s powerful metaphor of the rose that grows from concrete, as well as research in fields such as public health, social epidemiology, and psychology, Duncan-Andrade explores the concept of hope as essential for developing effective urban classroom practice. Through the voices of young people and their teachers, and the invocation of powerful metaphor and imagery, Duncan-Andrade proclaims critical hope’s significance for an education that relieves undeserved suffering in communities.

Please RSVP by March 8th as space is limited.