In collaboration with the UIC Graduate College and the Illinois Board of Higher Education, Northern Illinois University is sponsoring the 6th Annual Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Conference for Graduate Students of Color. The conference date is: Saturday, February 27, 2021, from 9 a.m-3 p.m. via Zoom. The conference theme is: Becoming, Belonging, and Thriving in Higher Education.
The Registration Link is: https://niu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4SnNXa5XTXpVUHk
Registration will remain open until Friday, February 19th. The full conference schedule and the meeting link will be sent to registrants after registration closes.
Dr. Monica Russel y Rodriquez, Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, Senior Lecturer of Latinx Studies and Anthropology at Northwestern University, is the keynote speaker. Her presentation title is: “Exclusion Works and What to do About It.” This much-needed conversation for graduate students and faculty is: scheduled from 1 p.m.-2:00 p.m. UIC faculty and staff are welcome to attend this presentation as well as other conference sessions.
Attached are two 2021 PFF Conference flyers. I would appreciate it if you would share them, particularly with graduate students of color interested in learning more about becoming college professors.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. As always, thank you for your support. Continue to stay healthy and be safe.
Lunaire
Lunaire D. Ford, Ph.D.
He/Him
Assistant Dean, Diversity & Recruitment
Graduate College
E: lford@uic.edu
