Don C. Locke Symposium

An Evening with Jessica DeCuir-Gunby

Help us welcome Dr. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby back to NC State, and join us for the 8th Annual Don C. Locke Multicultural and Justice Symposium on Dec. 2, 2025.

What: Don C. Locke Multicultural and Justice Symposium: An Evening with Jessica DeCuir-Gunby—a leading educational psychologist, former NC State College of Education faculty member and the current Robert A. Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Teaching at the University of Southern California
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025
Time: A reception will begin at 5 p.m. followed by remarks beginning at 5:30 p.m. The event will end at about 6:30 p.m.
Where: Washington-Sankofa Room in Witherspoon Student Center on NC State’s Main Campus (Directions and parking information)
Registration: Register here.
PGU credits: 1.0 PGU credits available to College of Education undergraduate and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) students who attend.

About Jessica DeCuir-Gunby

Dr. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, a leading educational psychologist, holds the Robert A. Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Teaching at the University of Southern California (USC). She is also the executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. Previously, she served as head of the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences at NC State’s College of Education.

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About the Don C. Locke Symposium

The NC State College of Education started the Don C. Locke Multicultural and Justice Symposium in 2018 to honor Don C. Locke, a longtime professor of counselor education at NC State. Locke also worked at the University of North Carolina at Asheville until retiring in 2007. He passed away after a brief illness in 2016. He dedicated his professional life to the advancement of counseling and equal opportunity.