The Colleges of Education and Arts and Sciences at The University of Georgia are sponsoring an invitation-only working conference titled "National Conference on the Intersection of Diversity and Learning." The conference, funded in part by the National Science Foundation, is scheduled for May 18-20, 2006.

The overarching theme of the conference is the relationship between diversity and learning throughout different yet interconnected contexts, which include: pre-K-12 education, higher education, the community, the workplace, and preparing future faculty. The intellectual significance of the conference comes from the interdisciplinary dialogue in which we will engage during the two days. Experts who study diversity in these different disciplines and contexts will lead conference participants in an exploration and identification of the critical issues that are unique to the study of the diversity-learning relationship in each of the five contexts as well as facilitate the discovery of the core strategies that facilitate diversity as an opportunity for learning across contexts. Our goal is to build a structure that will generate knowledge regarding diversity and learning within these disciplines.

To join this dynamic and engaging work, please take a few minutes to register with the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and let us know you can join us. As an invited participant, there is no fee associated with conference and meals and break refreshments will be provided. We need to ask you to register to plan for food and other amenities that will be available for you during the conference.

More conference details are forthcoming, including information on featured speakers, activities that will guide the dicussions, and documents to review to guide discussions during the working conference. We will continue to update the site in the coming weeks and will let all attending know when new information is available.