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UMKC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Speakers & Lecture Series

Critical Conversations: The Value of Higher Education- Ensuring Success for Students of Color in College and After Graduation

UMKC’s Critical Conversations series is about taking thoughtful action on campus and in our community to ensure lasting and comprehensive reform through Roos Advocate for Community Change, a campus-wide effort announced in June following the death of George Floyd in 2020.

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Critical Conversations: The Value of Higher Education- Ensuring Success for Students of Color in College and After Graduation

More than a lecture series – since 2020, UMKC’s Critical Conversations has offered a chance for thoughtful discussion around the challenges people of color face both on campus and in our community. Join our April webinar as our panel of distinguished speakers explore topics related to the value of higher education, and ways we can ensure success for students of color during college and after graduation.


April Panelists

Dr. Kimberly Beatty 

Chancellor

Metropolitan Community College


Laura Evans 

Business and Education Advisor-in-Residence

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 

Dr. Mark T. Bedell 

Superintendent

Kansas City Public Schools

Amos Jaimes, M.Ed 

Financial Wellness Student Support Specialist

UMKC Financial Wellness Center


April Moderators

Gary O’ Bannon

Executive-in-Residence, Henry Bloch School of Management     

Former Director of Human Resources, City of Kansas City, Missouri

Jenny Aktar

Co-Moderator

UMKC Senior, Political Science, BA



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