Conference Agenda

 Welcome & Introduction

• Welcome from the Massachusetts PKAL Regional Network,

• Worcester State University Campus Leaders

• The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

Morning Address

• “Understanding the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Equity Agenda and Strategic Plan for Racial Equity”

Dr. Noe Ortega, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

Dr. Nicole Johnson, Director of Educational Equity and Justice

Morning Workshop Session

•   "The Equity-Based Teaching Collective: Systemic Levers for Broad Scale Improvement in Higher Education "
  
  Dr. Corbin Campbell, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Associate Professor at American University's School of Education

Panel Discussion

•  “An Equity Agenda for Science, Mathematics and Engineering”

Elena Quiroz-Livanis, Assistant Commissioner for Academic Policy & Student Success and Chief of Staff

Allison Little, Assistant Commissioner for P-16 Alignment & Outreach

Kristen Porter-Utley, Provost, Framingham State University

Mary Fowler, Professor of Mathematics, Worcester State University

Uma Shama, Professor of Mathematics, Bridgewater State University 

Afternoon Workshop Session

•   "Equity-Based Teaching "
  
  Dr. Corbin Campbell, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Associate Professor at American University's School of Education