Deepening Our Commitment to Justice & Equity in Education: Making the Moment a Movement
April 12-14, 2023 - Boston, MA
We are thrilled to announce our first confirmed keynote speaker for the 2023 NPEA conference is Dr. Ivory A. Toldson!
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is the national director of Education Innovation and Research for the NAACP, professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education. Previously, Dr. Toldson was appointed by President Barack Obama to devise national strategies to sustain and expand federal support to HBCUs as the executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCUs). He also served as president and CEO of the QEM Network and contributing education editor for The Root, where he debunked some of the most pervasive myths about African-Americans in his Show Me the Numbers column. Dr. Toldson is the executive editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Research, published by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. He is also the author of Brill Bestseller, No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear about Black People. Dr. Toldson is ranked among the nation’s top education professors as a member of Education Week’s Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, an annual list recognizes university-based scholars across the nation who are champions in shaping educational practice and policy.
Planning to attend? To reserve your hotel room at the reduced rate of $214 (plus taxes and fees), please review the online reservation instructions here.
To reserve by phone, please call (617) 912-1234 and ask for reservations. You can then ask for the NPEA 2023 Annual Conference rate, or reference the group code: G-NPEA.
The Hyatt Regency Boston is located at One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111. Conference registration will open in December 2022.
NPEA connects the people, practices, and innovations essential for eliminating barriers to educational access and college and career success for underserved students.
