Ramirez is a former head of the Office of Minorities in Higher Education at the American Council on Education. Under her directorship, the office became a locus of information on minority higher education programs around the country. Ramirez holds a doctorate in education administration from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Concurrent session topics include racial identity and academic achievement, networking strategies, mentoring programs, popular and traditional culture, affirmative action, creating community through diversity, recruitment and retention, and dealing with racism, classism and sexism. The conference is cosponsored by the University of Nebraska African American and African Studies program, athletic department, chancellor's office, management department, Institute for Ethnic Studies, Latino and Latin American Studies, multicultural affairs, Teachers College and the Division of Continuing Studies' academic conferences and professional programs department.
Registration is required.
Discounts are available for University of Nebraska students.