On Jan. 25, CU Boulder School of Education Doctoral Candidate聽Joshua J. Prudhomme聽gave a lecture at the about diversity and equity titled,聽鈥�Let鈥檚 Get to the Bottom of it: Education (In)Opportunity among Historically Marginalized Students of Color.鈥� The forum included roughly聽70 Faculty, Program Directors, Staff, and Graduate students in attendance and聽was sponsored by the聽聽and the聽
Prudhomme, a PhD student in聽Educational Foundations聽Policy and Practice, spoke about how Students of Color continue to face adversity in their schooling experiences and educational opportunities while education reformists are struggling with the distinction between the 鈥渁chievement gap鈥� and the 鈥渙pportunity gap.鈥� 聽
Prudhomme is Co-Director of the Education Diversity Scholars Program, an instructor of record for first generation students at CU Boulder, and a researcher for the National Education Policy Center. His research is dedicated to contributing to policy and practice that engenders equity and improves access to quality educational opportunities and experiences for historically marginalized youth鈥攊n particular, students of color and students in foster care.
View Prudhomme's powerpoint presentation from his lecture.
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