DePaul University is pleased to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Todd-Breland who will present the inaugural talk of The Dr. Andrew T. and Alice O. Kopan College of Education Social Sciences and Leadership Endowed Lecture Series, “History Rhymes: Black Organizing and Public Education Policy Since the Mid-20th Century.” 

Dr. Elizabeth Todd-Breland is author of A Political Education: Black Politics and Education Reform in Chicago Since the 1960s and Associate Professor of History and Affiliated Faculty member in Black Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Todd-Breland's talk will explore the racial politics of education reform in Chicago during the 1960s as it unfolded through community-based strategies of Black students, educators, parents, and activists and the relationship to the recent reorganization of the public sphere.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged but not required. Click the website link to reserve a spot!