University of Pittsburgh Center for Urban Education

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." - Martin Luther King Jr., 1947 #MLKDay #MLKDay2021

TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY to nominate a student for the new after-school virtual courses for grades 3-10 led by a team of high-impact retired teachers of Black and Brown children!Nominate a student to participate: bit.ly/2IW5hJz

Ranked among the best education schools nationally, our Pitt School of Education will help you ignite learning in your education. With 90+ programs, we're al...ways moving forward with equity and justice at the center of everything we do! Learn more about our school! www.education.pitt.edu See more

We couldn't be more excited or proud to announce that we will be the new home institution of the Negro Educational Review journal (NER)! Learn about the journal and its original research and scholarship concerning Black people throughout the African diaspora bit.ly/3bx4pHb

EXTENDED DEADLINE (1/15): Along with The Grable Foundation, we're so excited to offer new after-school virtual courses for grades 3-10 led by a team of high-impact retired teachers of Black and Brown children.Nominate a student to participate: bit.ly/2IW5hJz

We're so excited to welcome Marc Lamont Hill back to CUE next month for a book study discussing his new book "We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest, and Possibility." The first 30 registrants will receive a FREE copy of his book in the mail!Register: bit.ly/3nk4bps

This #FellowsFriday, meet Chris Darby. As the graduate research assistant for the Heinz Fellowship, Chris is focusing on mentoring and also collecting data about the impact that the fellowship is having in our communities.

Our Heinz Fellows have teamed up with A+ Schools and several other local organizations to set up the Pittsburgh Learning Collaborative Family Hotline to answer calls and share resources with families and caregivers around Pittsburgh about virtual learning. Learn more about the hotline! Boys & Girls Club of Western PA Lawrenceville United Latino Community Center - Pittsburgh ARYSE Circles Greater Pittsburgh

Join us for our Responding to Reality with Kali Akuno LIVE!

Thanks to all who joined our virtual Lunch & Learn with Kali Akuno this afternoon! Be sure to register for tomorrow's Responding to Reality to continue the conversation with Kali's community-based visit with Pittsburgh education and other city-based activists bit.ly/382r0cW

Join today's virtual Lunch & Learn with Kali Akuno LIVE!