College of Education
2008 - Quality Matters in Equity, Access, and Advocacy
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Ronald S. Rochon is the Dean of the School of Education and Associate Vice President for teacher education at Buffalo State College. He is nationally renowned for his work on issues of diversity in teaching and learning; he has worked extensively with students and teachers in P-20 settings. Dr. Rochon's primary focus is on assisting students in examining and deepening their understanding of the ways in which socio-cultural factors influence American educational thought, theory, and practice.
Dr. Richard Majors is the founder and deputy editor of the Journal of African American Studies. His book, Cool Pose: The Dilemmas of Black Manhood in American was submitted by the publisher for a Pulitzer Prize in 1992 and was on the "National Best Seller" list for 1994. It is currently in its 7th printing. Dr. Majors career includes: a clinical fellowship at Harvard; a research fellowship at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC; serving as a visiting scholar at Georgetown University, and a teaching lecturer at Cambridge University in the UK. He is considered to be one of the leading social scientists on the topic of inner city youth and emotional literacy. His articles and research have been featured in major academic journals, magazines, and he has appeared on numerous television and radio programs in the US and the UK.