Nationally known writer and educator Jonathan Kozol to deliver annual social justice lecture on March 25 at Roosevelt University
Posted: 02/24/2010
Jonathan Kozol, a writer, educator and activist known for his research on inequalities in public education, will give the annual Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation lecture at 4:30 p.m. March 25 at Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.
In keeping with the University’s mission of social justice, he will discuss the importance of community involvement in making change to the nation’s failing inner-city public schools.
Best known for his books on public education in the United States, Kozol is a National Book Award winner who has held two Guggenheim Fellowships, twice been a fellow of the Rockfeller Foundation and also has received fellowships form the Field and Ford Foundations.
His 2005 book, The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America, is Roosevelt’s One Book, One University selection for 2010. One of 14 books Kozol has written, The Shame of the Nation is being read and discussed by students, faculty and staff at Roosevelt. It describes a steep and continuing decline in the state of inner-city schools across America and advocates for a public education system that spends equally on each child, regardless of where he or she lives. Kozol’s lecture also will launch the Mansfield Institute’s collaborative work toward disrupting the pipeline from cradle to prison that currently exists for poor youth.
The lecture will be held in the second-floor Congress Lounge, and will be followed by a book-signing and reception at 6 p.m. For information, contact the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation at 312-41-2150.
Roosevelt University, a national leader in educating socially conscious citizens, is a private, student-centered university with 7,300 students studying at comprehensive campuses in the Chicago Loop and Northwest suburban Schaumburg and online. Founded on the principles of inclusion and social justice, Roosevelt offers academic programs in arts and sciences, business, performing arts and education.
