Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739

The October 5th edition of UB’s “Divided Baltimore: How Did We Get Here? Where Do We Go?” class, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall in UB’s H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, 1415 Maryland Ave., will feature four guest lecturers focused on the topic of how segregation affects educational opportunities. Seating is limited, and only students formally enrolled in the course are guaranteed a seat.

Guest lecturers and their topics include:

*Jessica Shiller, Assistant Professor of Education in the Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development at Towson University—”Urban Education: Still Separate But Unequal in 2015″

*Rudy Ruiz, BCPS—Public Education in Baltimore City: Keys to Success

*Michael Sarbanes, BCPS—Spatial Segregation, Community and Education

*Kristin Berdan and Iman Cuffie, UB—Youth Dreamers – “Lessons Learned from Dreaming”

*Following about an hour of discussion from these lecturers, a question and answer session will be offered. After that, the course will break out into its normal undergraduate and graduate sections for further discussion.