Race in America: Restructuring Inequality
www.race.pitt.edu
June 3-6, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Keynote Speakers: Julian Bond and Julianne Malveaux

The University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work and the Center
on
Race and Social Problems will host “Race in America”-designed to be
 
the most solution-focused national conference on race ever to be held-

on the University’s Pittsburgh campus June 3-6, 2010.

Seven key areas will be explored during “Race in America”:
economics,
education, criminal justice, race relations, health, mental health,
and families, youth, and the elderly. There will be two keynote
speeches and a panel discussion, all open to the public, as well as 20

sessions for conference participants. 40 of the nation’s most
prominent experts on race will give presentations in the conference
sessions.

Conference participants-a multiracial group of researchers, policy
makers, students, and community leaders-will be asked to identify the

most pervasive instances of racial inequities, explore the factors
that contribute to them, and work on actionable steps that can be
taken at the federal, state, and local levels to help build greater
equity in our society.

“Times of challenge provide the opportunity to create change,” says
 
Larry E. Davis, dean of the School of Social Work, Donald M. Henderson

Professor, and director of the Center on Race and Social Problems at
Pitt. “As the nation continues its efforts to recover from an
economic
downturn, there has never been a better time to reexamine and correct

racial inequalities in American society. It is our intent to make this

the best conference ever on race in America. More importantly, it is
our goal to make it the most useful one.”

Be sure to register today to get the best rates for Race in America
and check out www.race.pitt.edu for more information about this
nationally prominent conference!
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