NYU School of Medicine Event: BALSA hosts Dr. Pedro Noguera

The Black and Latino Student Association (BALSA) at NYU School of Medicine is excited to be having Dr. Pedro Noguera speak on the connections between racial inequality, health disparities and education in his talk entitled “The Role of Education in Ameliorating and Exacerbating Health Disparities”.

When: Tuesday, December 13th (tomorrow!!)
Where: Alumni Hall B (First floor of NYU Langone Medical Center, just walk in through main entrance and follow hallway down towards the medical school, lecture hall will be on the left)
Time: 6:00 pm

Dr. Noguera is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University. He is an urban sociologist whose scholarship and research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban environment. He is the author of various books including Unfinished Business: Closing the Achievement Gap in Our Nation’s Schools (Josey Bass, 2006) City Kids, City Teachers, with Bill Ayers and Greg Michie (New Press 2008), and The Trouble With Black Boys…and Other Reflections on Race, Equity and the Future of Public Education (Wiley and Sons, 2008). Dr. Noguera appears as a regular commentator on educational issues on CNN, National Public Radio, and other national news outlets.

RSVP: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEoyeW9oaURvZDRsLVpGMDIyUlcyUWc6MQ

All are welcome to attend and hear from this well renowned speaker. Dinner will be served.

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity for all pre-health students and especially those involved in the NYU OP Mentoring Initiative!