Santiago Solis Keynote Address "Coloring Outside the Line: Exploring Disability Representations in Children's Picture Books"

Location

Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Warren Auditorium

Cost

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5:00 – 6:00 pm: Keynote address “Coloring outside the Line: Exploring Disability Representations in Children's Picture Books” by Santiago Solis, EdD

By encouraging students to tell their own stories, Dr. Santiago Solis builds student-centered environments that address the needs of learners with disabilities. For over a decade, Dr. Santiago Solis taught at-risk students in inclusive, general, and special education classrooms in Manhattan, the Bronx, Houston, San Diego, and Baltimore. He has been an adjunct instructor at Teachers College Columbia University, The City College of New York (CUNY), the Johns Hopkins University, and Towson University. As an activist and educator, Dr. Solis' primary goal is to create accessible, supportive, and rewarding learning environments for all students. He currently serves as Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs for Diversity in the Center for Student Diversity at Towson University in Maryland. As AVP, Dr. Solis creates programs that engage students and teachers in discussions on pluralism, race/ethnicity, class, gender, disability, and sexual identity/orientation. Dr. Solis completed his B.A. in History at UC Berkeley, his M.A. in History at Brown University, and his Ed.D. in Curriculum & Teaching at Columbia University.

6:00 - 6:45 pm: Reception at Hilton Loggia, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall

This event is made possible through the support of the Johnson Family Foundation in collaboration with the University of San Diego’s School of Leadership and Education Sciences and the Department of Learning and Teaching as part of the Johnson Education Fellows Program.

The event is open to the public. We welcome teachers, school leaders, and other community members interested in issues of equity and diversity.