How Do We Live a Life of Significance?
North Park University – Anderson Chapel
Friday, October 15, 2010
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
About the Conference
The conference provides the opportunity for participants to acquire and develop knowledge and skills needed to lead diverse campus organizations, and increase their competence in working with diverse individuals and groups. Participants will learn how to use their knowledge and skills to be change agents on their campuses and in their communities.
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
About the Speaker
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill currently serves as an Associate Professor of English Education and Anthropology at Columbia University’s Teachers College. He is one of the leading hip-hop generation intellectuals in the country. He has written and provided commentary on a variety of topics, including hip-hop culture, politics, education and religion, for outlets such as National Public Radio, The Washington Post, Essence magazine and The New York Times. Dr. Hill has been a frequent political contributor for Fox News Channel and Black Entertainment Television. Prior to joining Fox News, Hill was a regular guest on CNN, MSNBC and Court TV. He is co-author of Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy, and the Politics of Identity and the co-editor of Media, Learning and Sites of Possibility and The Anthropology of Education Reader. He is currently completing two manuscripts: Knowledge of Self: Race, Masculinity, and the Politics of Reading; and You Ain't Heard It From Me: Snitching, Rumors and Other People's Business in Hip-Hop America. More information about Dr. Hill is available on his website.
Contact
For more information about the Conference contact Dr. Terry A. Lindsay, Conference Chair by email or by phone at (773) 244-4588.
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