Challenges of Diversity in the Classroom Topic of Jan. 31 Simmons College Lecture
Distinguished Scholar Geneva Gay to Speak as Part of Simmons College Education Series

BOSTON (Jan. 15, 2002) – The 1990 Recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award of the American Education Research Association will discuss strategies for teaching students in diverse classrooms and offer advice on meeting this challenge.

Dr. Geneva Gay will deliver the lecture, "Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice," at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 31 in the Simmons College Beatley Library Browsing Room, 300 The Fenway. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Gay, who is also a professor of education at the University of Washington, Seattle, is one of three speakers in the Simmons College Lowell Lecture Series, "Meeting the Challenges of the Classroom in the 21st Century," sponsored by the Simmons Education and Human Services Department. The speakers will explore the changing racial and linguistic mix in the classroom, the theory, research, and practice of culturally responsive teaching, and teaching for linguistic diversity in a time of monolingualism.

For more information or to register, contact the Education and Human Services Department at 617-521-2562. Note to reporters: contact Katie Fiermonti in the public relations office, 617-521-2369, if you want to cover the lecture.

Simmons College is a nationally recognized, small, private, predominantly women’s university in the heart of Boston. It has undergraduate programs for women and graduate programs for women and men, and one of the most respected teacher training programs in the Commonwealth.

CONTACT

Katie Fiermonti
617-521-2369

 

 

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