Don C. Locke Symposium

Apr 6, 2023

‘This Work That Was So Important to Dr. Locke Was About Seeing and Hearing Everyone’: Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy Talks About Equity in Counseling During 5th Annual Don C. Locke Symposium

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, dean and distinguished professor at the School of Education at American University, was the invited speaker for the 5th Annual Don C. Locke Multicultural and Social Justice Symposium in the College of Education. 

Apr 14, 2022

David Stovall at the 4th Annual Don C. Locke Symposium: ‘If We Do the Work, Then the People We Need Will Show Up’

David Stovall, a professor in the departments of Black Studies and Criminology, Law & Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, reminded educators to be unflinching in their work during his talk at the fourth annual Don C. Locke Multicultural and Social Justice Symposium, hosted by the NC State College of Education on April 6. 

Mar 9, 2022

Register to Attend 2022 Don C. Locke Symposium by March 25

Join us for the NC State College of Education's fourth annual Don C. Locke Multicultural and Social Justice Symposium: A Talk with David Stovall on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, from 4:30-6 p.m. His talk will be held in the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation's Wachovia Room. 

Mar 25, 2021

‘I Want to Hold Our Feet to the Fire Around Justice:’ Gloria Ladson-Billings Discusses Education After COVID, Civil Unrest During Don C. Locke Multiculturalism and Social Justice Symposium

As a former social studies educator, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Ph.D.,says she carries around a copy of the United States Constitution in her backpack on a regular basis. While many educational institutions are currently focused on issues of equity, Ladson-Billings said the more important term is one that is written into that Constitution as a fundamental right for all: justice. 

Mar 22, 2019

Don C. Locke Symposium Lecturer James L. Moore III on Helping African American Male Students to Achieve

African American male K-12 students are underrepresented in advanced academic courses and in gifted and talented programs, including in predominantly black school districts and even when there are black teachers of those courses, said James L. Moore III during his guest lecture at the Don C. Locke Symposium Thursday, March 21. Moore -- the vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at The Ohio State University -- shared tips for those who work directly with African American male students on how to improve representation in advanced academic courses and in gifted and talented programs.