Appalachian Educators Connection
January 19-22, 2016
Important Events This Week:
Tuesday, January 19-Winter Club Expo 10am-3pm PSU
Wednesday, January 20-Appalachian Educators Meeting 5:30 RCOE 124B/CThursday, January 21-Personnel Expectations Seminar with Watauga County Asst. Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Martin 5:00pm; Michael Dyson Speech (see below)
Friday, January 22-Cooperative Learning Strategies Seminar 3:00pm RCOE 124A with Trisha Caviness
Remember to send Trisha any interesting stories and/or news events to be included in the weekly newsletters.
Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson, an American academic, author and radio host, will deliver the 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Speech Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts at Appalachian State University. His talk is sponsored by Appalachian’s Office of Multicultural Student Development. Admission is free.
Dyson, named by Ebony magazine as one of the 100 most influential black Americans, is the author of 16 books, including “Holler if You Hear Me, Is Bill Cosby Right?” and “I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr.” He is currently a professor of sociology at Georgetown University.
Dyson’s first book, “Reflecting Black: African American Cultural Criticism,” helped establish the field of black American cultural studies. “Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X” was named one of the most important African American books of the 20th century.
The University Bookstore will sell Dyson’s books at the event.