Discussing Brown vs. Board of Education

An expert in racial and cultural identity development will lecture on the social impact of the historic Supreme Court decision, Brown vs. Board of Education.

Kevin Cokley, professor of psychology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, will present Rethinking Brown vs. Board of Education: The Psychology and Pathology of Integration, on Thursday, March 18, from 6-7 p.m. in rooms 215/216 of the Kirkhof Center.

His presentation is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs; it is open to the public and free.
Cokleys presentation will delve into the social science research that was instrumental in the 1954 decision aimed at ending segregation in public schools. Cokley will also discuss the differences between desegregation and integration.

For information, call the Office of Multicultural Affairs at x12177.