The Center for Intercultural Teacher Education in the College of Education will launch its fall speaker series at 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, in 207 of the Willard Hall Education Building. Rodriguez, a graduate of Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley, is an editor with the Pacific News Service in San Francisco. His current book, Days of Obligation, was one of three finalists for a Pulitzer Prize in the non-fiction category. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The American Scholar, Time, The Los Angeles Times, Mirabella, Mother Jones, The New Republic and U.S. News and World Report. Rodriguez also will give an evening presentation on the topics of multiculturalism, multicultural education and national identity at 7 that evening in 001 Willard Hall Education Building.
All programs are free and open to the public.
For information, contact Victor Martuza at 831-3649.