Office of Teacher Education Events

Educational Equity and Justice Speaker Series

The Neag School's Office of Teacher Education's Educational Equity and Justice Speaker Series is co-sponsored by the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, and Educational Psychology. Please contact Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Director of Teacher Education, at ahdunn@uconn.edu with questions.

Fall 2024 Speaker

Dr. Maria Hantzopoulos, Vassar College

Topic: "Building Vibrant Communities of Possibility, Transformation, and Social Justice - Peace, and Human Rights Education in Schools and Beyond"

  • Tuesday, November 19, 2024
  • 5-6:30 p.m.
  • Gentry Building, Room 131

In this talk, which is cosponsored by UConn's Dodd Center for Human Rights, Dr. Hantzopoulos will discuss unifying concepts in peace and human rights education to consider the role they play in schools and classrooms to catalyze social change.

2023-2024 Speakers:

Dr. Keisha Green, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Topic: "Still Teaching to Transgress: A Kitchen-Table Dialogue on Racial Justice and Youth-Engaged Research"

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Dr. Terah Venzant Chambers, Michigan State University

Topic: "ROC’ing UConn: Understanding Racial Opportunity Cost (ROC),the Toll of Academic Success for Black and Latinx Students, and What Educators Can Do About It"

Monday, April 8, 2024

Maria Hantzopoulos

Community Hours

Join the Office of Teacher Education for a collective version of office hours. Meet program directors and staff, ask questions, offer feedback, do homework, hang out, eat free food, and build community in the Neag School! All community hours are held in the Gentry Building, Room 304A.

Fall 2024

  • Friday, Sept. 13 — 12-1 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Sept. 18 — 3:30-5:30 p.m.
  • Friday, Oct. 11 — 12-1 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 23 — 3:30-5:30 p.m.
  • Friday, Nov. 8 — 12-1 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Nov. 20 — 3:30-5:30 p.m.