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UNCG to Hold Children’s Rights Forum Sept. 8

GREENSBORO - A Children’s Rights Forum will explore youth identity, family rights, immigrant rights, multicultural issues and the legal system from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A panel of professors from the School of Education will discuss these topics in the Kirkland Room of Elliott University Center. This Human Rights Week event is free and open to the public.

Moderator:
o Dr. Cos Fi, assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. His research interests include professional development for teachers and mathematics education.

Panelists:
o Dr. CP Gause, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations. His research interests include the principalship and moral leadership; critical race theory; intersections of race, class and gender; masculinity construction and the media; and critical pedagogy.
o Dr. Julie Hersberger, assistant professor in the Department of Library and Information Studies. Her research interests concern information diffusion among homeless persons. She volunteers as a guardian ad litem, helping safeguard the rights of abused and neglected children in the court system.
o Dr. Stephanie Kurtts, assistant professor in the Department of Specialized Education Services. She has taught special education students at the elementary, middle and secondary levels. Kurtts and her colleague Dr. Carolyn Boyles are using a four-year, $800,000 grant to recruit non-traditional students to become special education teachers. Kurtts’ research interests include teacher preparation for inclusion and peer coaching.
o Dr. Carl Lashley assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations. Lashley teaches courses in special education leadership, school law and ethics. He coordinates the Masters in School Administration and Principal Fellows programs, and works with a network of middle schools to implement high standards and inclusive practices.
o Dr. Shawn Spurgeon, visiting assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development.  He received the first Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award from the American Counseling Association Foundation. He is known for developing activities that challenge youth to explore issues such as diversity, relationships, education and spirituality.
o Dr. José Villalba, assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development. He has worked as an elementary school counselor and as a high school counseling consultant. His research interests include the needs of Hispanic/Latino children in elementary school settings, the training of bilingual school counselors and improving the academic achievement of ESL children through school counseling services.

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