Monday February 15, 2010
Jonathan Kozol
7:00 p.m.
Kenan Auditorium
Joy and Justice: An Invitation to the Young to Serve the Children of the Poor
In the passion of the civil rights campaigns of 1964 and 1965, Jonathan Kozol moved from Harvard Square into a poor black neighborhood of Boston and became a fourth grade teacher in the Boston public schools. He has devoted the subsequent four decades to issues of education and social justice in America. Death at an Early Age, a description of his first year as a teacher, was published in 1967 and received the 1968 National Book Award, which is now regarded as a classic by educators. In his most recent work, Letters to a Young Teacher, Kozol draws upon four decades of experience to guide the newest generation of our nation's teachers into the ethically complicated challenges but, also, "the sheer joy and passionate rewards" of what he calls a "beautiful profession."
Tickets: $9 public, Free for UNCW students and employees. Call Kenan Box Office 910.962.3500 or visit www.uncw.edu/presents
Above & Beyond: Jonathan Kozol will be interviewed for UNCW TV by Dr. David Weber, professor of Communication Studies, from 3:00-3:45 pm in the UNCW Production Studio, Leutze Hall, room 125. The public is free to observe, though studio seating is limited and registration is required. Please RSVP to artsinaction@uncw.edu.
Presented by the UNCW Leadership Lecture Series and co-sponsored by UNCW Student Media and Office of International Programs as part of UNCW Intercultural Week
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