U OF L CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS RETENTION, HIRING OF BLACKS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Improving higher education opportunities and experiences for African-American students will be the focus of an April 14-16 conference presented by the University of Louisville.

The Kentucky Association of Blacks in Higher Education will lead workshops and presentations during "Leadership and Change: Collaboration for the 21st Century," an annual conference that will be held at The Inn at Jewish Hospital hotel and conference center

Discussion topics will include higher education opportunities for African-Americans in rural Kentucky, teaching strategies, communication styles and the history of blacks in Kentucky. There also will be reports on African-American retention and graduation rates and on hiring of black faculty and staff.

Speakers and presenters will include Gordon Davies, president of the Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education; Ralph Fitzpatrick, U of L special assistant to the president for minority affairs; Joe McMillan, professor emeritus, U of L; and Renita Weems, a theology professor at Vanderbilt University and noted author who has been featured in Essence magazine.

Full conference registration is $85; students may attend for $35. Meals for the April 15 banquet and April 16 breakfast are $20 and $10 respectively. Registration deadline is March 24.

For more information, call Lee Jones at (502) 584-0181, ext. 2148, or Ralph Fitzpatrick at (502) 852-6656.

Return