Education Policy Professor Constance Lindsay Kicks off Education Reform Lecture Series
Assistant professor Constance Lindsay of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Constance Lindsay, assistant professor of education policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will speak at the U of A on Friday, Oct. 1.
The program will be at noon in room 343 of the Graduate Education Building. The Friday lecture series is hosted by the Department of Education Reform in the U of A College of Education and Health Professions.
Lindsay, who earned a doctorate in human development and social policy from Northwestern University, is an expert in teacher quality and diversity, analyzing and closing racial achievement gaps, and adolescent development. Her current research focuses on teacher diversity and obtaining a high-quality, diverse educator workforce.
Lindsay's work has been published in journals such as Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis and Social Science Research. She received a bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University and a master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University. Before her doctoral study, she was a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Education.
Unless otherwise indicated, all lectures will be held at noon on Fridays in GRAD 343. Please make sure to RSVP before 1 p.m. on the Wednesday before that week's event.
The 2021-22 lecture series and other information can be found on the education reform department's website.
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Shannon G. Magsam, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138,
magsam@uark.edu
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