Join for a on March 28 at the Faye and Joe Wyatt Center for Education at Vanderbilt . A networking reception will begin at 3:00 p.m. followed by the convening from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The event is dedicated to exploring limitless possibilities in Black education. It will feature a keynote conversation between ; associate professor of leadership, policy, and organizations, principal investigator at The Possibilities Project, and author of Centering Possibility in Black Education; and , William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and author of the New York Times bestselling book Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal. Love鈥檚 book will be available for purchase at the event.
The convening will also feature a special guest musical performance and panel of local education leaders, graduate scholars, and grassroots organizers to discuss the state of Black education in Nashville, moderated by Jerome Moore, a Nashville native, creator of the celebrated podcast and author of a of the same name published by Vanderbilt University Press.
鈥淭he convening brings the education research community into meaningful trans-institutional dialogue with faith leaders, grassroots organizers, education practitioners, and community members. Our purpose? To network and meaningfully engage on an issue of shared and sustained interest: Black student success and well-being. It will be a night to remember,鈥� Warren said.
Please to take part in this opportunity to network, connect and learn. The event is free and open to the public.
About The Possibilities Project
is an arts-informed knowledge hub committed to improving Black students鈥� well-being in education and beyond. Housed at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, The Possibilities Project generates, accumulates, and disseminates knowledge useful for advancing evidence-based Black education solutions. TPP is a resource for鈥攁nd convener of鈥攑olicymakers, practitioners, researchers, and others doing work that extends and/or is informed by Black children鈥檚 possibility. This initiative leverages art, social networks, and diverse stakeholder expertise to further the Black freedom struggle for more humane education conditions.