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Dr. Lewis chosen as a Young Black Male Leadership Alliance Success Leader
Dr. Chance Lewis was chosen as a Young Black Male (YBM) Leadership Alliance Success Leader in the Charlotte Community for Black History Month. The YBM Leadership Alliance is a leading college preparation and leadership development program for young black men. You can find out more about YBM by clicking here. You can see the video […]
The Urban Education Collaborative Hosts NFL Hall of Fame Player Darrell Green for Distinguished Lecture Series
The Urban Education Collaborative hosted NFL Hall of Fame Player Darrell Green for the Fall 2014 Urban Education Distinguished Lecture Series at the UNC Charlotte Center City Campus. Mr. Green shared his insights of his work in urban communities and how we should all increase our efforts to make a difference in the world. Click […]
Dr. Lewis presents at the 3rd Annual International Colloquium on Black Males
Collaborative Director, Dr. Chance W. Lewis presented at the 3rd Annual International Colloquium on Black Males at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA on October 2, 2014. The title of his presentation was “Black Male Teachers’ Work Satisfaction and Retention Patterns in U.S. K-12 Schools: A National Examination across School Contexts” http://www.globalcolloquium.org/
Collaborative Director Featured in Diverse Issues in Higher Education Publication for New Book
Dr. Chance W. Lewis, Director of The Urban Education Collaborative, was recently featured in the Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine, for his co-edited book with Dr. James L. Moore III (The Ohio State University), entitled African American Male Students in PreK-12 Schools: Informing Research, Policy and Practice (Emerald Press, 2014). To read this article, […]
Urban Education Collaborative Team Member Publishes Book Review
Laurie Garo, a doctoral fellow in The Urban Education Collaborative, published a book review entitled Streetsmart Schoolsmart: Urban Poverty and the Education of Adolescent Boys in the Urban Education academic journal. The citation is as follows: Garo, L. (2014). Book Review: Streetmart Schoolmart: Urban Poverty adn the Education of Adolescent Boys. Urban Education, 49(6), 728-737.
Collaborative Director Featured in Diverse Issues in Higher Education Magazine
Dr. Chance W. Lewis, Director of The Urban Education Collaborative, was recently featured in the Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine. CLICK HERE to read the article.
Collaborative Director Featured on Rutgers University Website
Dr. Chance W. Lewis, Director of The Urban Education Collaborative, was featured on the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education website for facilitating the 3rd Annual HBCU Deans Think Tank. CLICK HERE for more information.
Collaborative Doctoral Fellow, Post-Doctoral Fellow and Director Publish Research Article
Lakia Scott (Doctoral Fellow) , Dr. Ayana Allen (Post Doctoral Fellow), and Dr. Chance Lewis (Director) published an article in the Journal of African American Males in Education. Scott, L.M., Allen, A., Lewis, C.W. (2014). Dispelling disparities for African American male students: A review of three successful charter school models. Journal of African American Males […]
Collaborative Team Members Publish Research Article
Dr. Abiola Farinde and Dr. Ayana Allen recently published an article entitled Cultural Dissonance: Exploring the Relationship between White Female Teachers’ Perception and Urban Black Female Students’ Disciplinary Infractions in the National Journal of Urban Education & Practice. Farinde, A.A., & Allen, A. (2013). Cultural dissonance: Exploring the relationship between white female teachers’ perception and […]
Collaborative Post-Doctoral Fellow and Faculty Affiliate Publish Research Article
Dr. Ayana Allen, Post-Doctoral Fellow and Dr. Bettie Butler, Faculty Affiliate published an article in the Journal of Progressive Policy & Practice. CLICK HERE to access article.