Proposal Submissions Due for FRN Symposium

April 10, 2017

Tuesday, 4/21, is the due date for proposals for the 2017 FRN Symposium, Engaging with Diversity in the College Classroom. This year’s event will be held in New Orleans, November 17-18.

Higher Education is being called to confront and respond to issues of diversity to ensure that all students have a real place — and a real chance for success in college. While diversity can be considered in many contexts, this symposium focuses on one: the classroom. How can faculty members engage productively with diversity in our classrooms, in ways that enable and enrich student learning?

The college classroom today looks and sounds very different than it did even a decade ago, and it will look even more different a the next decade. Students from previously underrepresented minorities, transgender students, international students, first-generation students, transfer students, commuters, veterans, students with disabilities, and other students with varied backgrounds and degrees of preparation are all contributing to classroom diversity. What are the implications of this new educational landscape, and how are faculty members implementing pedagogies, curricula, and other classroom practices that support students’ educational success?

For more information email gaabjs@farmingdale.edu or call 631-420-2467.