We invite proposals from K-12, college and university faculty, and graduate students for panels, conference papers, workshops, and multi-media presentations that address any of the aspects of the overall theme of “Closing the Educational Achievement Gap” (deadline for proposals: November 12, 2003). Each panel will be one and one half hours long, and will consist of three to four panelists, a chair (who should also be a presenter) and/or a respondent. Possible panel themes include:

• Race and education reform
• Race and student retention
• Race, gender, and education
• Race, class, and culture
• Race and teacher education
• Race and theories of intelligence
• Integration vs. voluntary segregation
• Career aspirations of ethnic or racial minority undergraduates
• Race as an integral part of the curriculum

Closing the achievement gap
Subsessions:

• closing the achievement gap in college—research and theories
• closing the achievement gap in college—practical solutions
• closing the achievement gap in high school—research and theories
• closing the achievement gap in high school—practical solutions