March 1-3, 2007

Red Lion Hotel at the Park

Spokane, Washington

Diversity, a concept widely employed in conversations addressing education, is seldom examined within contexts of economics, power, culture, and environment. This conference will provide a forum for scholarly discussion of diversity grounded in relationships between peoples and their economic, political, cultural, and geographical contexts. We welcome and encourage the participation of students, faculty, educators, and community members. Proposals for presentations that engage the themes of diversity, education, globalization, and related issues are invited. We are especially interested in work that engages the topic of diversity while connecting the local with the global. Proposals should address the theme of the conference from any disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, or trans-disciplinary perspective. Diversity is conceptualized broadly and includes languages, people, ideas, theoretical frameworks, ideologies, etc.

Papers and projects that address unique and promising ways of imagining diversity in society and education are especially welcome. Proposals from graduate students and professionals/practitioners are encouraged. Individual papers, panels, symposiums, film/documentary screenings, poster sessions, and other creative endeavors that address the conference theme are invited.

Proposal Deadline: November 19, 2006

Confirmed Featured Speakers:

Michael Apple, John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin

Patti Lather, Professor, Ohio State University

Angela Valenzuela, Director, Texas Center for Educational Policy,

University of Texas, Austin

Ben Vinson III, Director, Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University

For more information contact the organizers listed below or visit

the conference website: http://www.emmps.wsu.edu/globalization/

Bernardo Gallegos, Distinguished Professor

Steve Naranjo, Jason Seivers, Graduate Assistants

Phone: 509 335 8575

Email: diversityconf@wsu.edu

Washington State University

College of Education

Cleveland Hall, Room 352

PO Box 642114

Pullman, WA 99163

Sponsors:

Washington State University, College of Education

Washington State University, Office of the Vice President for Equity and Diversity

Washington State University Extension

Eastern Washington University