When:
Thursday, October 21, 2010 -
9:00am to 12:00pm EDT
Where:
The Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street, NYC.
The Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street, NYC.
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A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program presented with the Black Male Donor Collaborative (BMDC).
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Collaboration and innovation must be key ingredients in an effective equity change agenda focused on closing the achievement gap among Black male students. In this research briefing, members of the BMDC, who work in partnership with leading researchers in urban education Drs. Pedro Noguera and Ronald Mincy, will discuss research-driven policy recommendations dedicated to closing this academic achievement gap. Through a dynamic, robust, and informed panel of stakeholders from philanthropy, academia, the corporate sector, and practitioners, attendees will gain the insight and energy needed to coordinate and make effective grants, leverage resources, and influence a change agenda to eliminate the academic inequities among Black males.
The BMDC seeks to improve the academic achievement of Black males through strategic philanthropy aimed at transforming the academic trajectory and educational resources for Black males in New York City. The goal is to close the academic achievement gap and raise the academic performance, graduation rates, and college and employment readiness of Black males.
PRESENTERS
- Roger Blissett, Managing Director, U.S. Strategy, RBC Capital Markets.
- Shawn Dove, Manager, The Open Society Institute, Campaign for Black Male Achievement.
- Richard Gray (moderator), Co-Director, Community Involvement Program (CIP), Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University.
- Dr. Ronald Mincy, Director, Center for Research on Fathers, Children, and Family Well-Being, Columbia University School of Social Work.
- Dr. Pedro Noguera, Director, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University.
- Dr. Lester Young, Jr., Regent, University of the State of New York.