Lecture: Confronting the “New” American Dilemma: Expanding Underrepresented Minority Representation in Engineering

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MTCC Auditorium, 3201 South State, Chicago, IL 60616
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The inaugural IIT Community, Inclusion, and Diversity Committee Lecture, featuring Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail, will focus on how to better the relative absence of African Americans, American Indians, and Latinos in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) study and careers.

Dr. McPhail is president and chief executive officer of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. McPhail founded the McPhail Group and served as a college president of chancellor for 15 years. He is also the co-editor of Teaching African American Learners to Read: Perspectives and Practices.

This event is open to all university students, staff, and faculty. Space is limited. Please RSVP here by April 10.

For more information about this event, please contact Frances Patterson at 312.567.8850 or patterson@iit.edu.