Learn more about SDSN USA's recent report, Never More Urgent: A Preliminary Preliminary Review of How the U.S. is Leaving Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous Communities Behind during a webinar on December 3, 2020 at 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 11am PT!
Alainna Lynch (SDSN), Dr. Helen Bond (Howard University), and Dr. Clarence Lusane (Howard University) will present on the approach and key findings from this work, discuss next steps, and respond to audience Q&A.
Speakers:
Helen Bond
Dr. Helen Bond is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at Howard University in Washington DC and the former director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment. She is also a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar to India and the winner of the Interdisciplinary Research Award at Howard for her research on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). With a Ph.D. in Human Development, her expertise is international education and human development. She is one of the contributing authors of the UNESCO publications, Teaching Respect for All: Implementation Guide and Teacher’s Guide on the Prevention of Violent Extremism, the first contribution to the implementation of the UN Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, announced in January 2016. She is interested in how marginalized children and youth make meaning of the world. She was lead author of the book Through Children’s Eyes: President Obama and the Future Generation that explored the politicized childhoods of youth in China, Jamaica, Russia, Sierra Leone, West Africa, and the United States. She was inducted in the 2020 Alumni Hall of Fame by The Ohio State University-Mansfield for her commitment to inclusion, peace and education for all.
Clarence Lusane
Dr. Clarence Lusane is a Professor of International Relations and former Chair of the Political Science Department at Howard University. He is an activist and scholar, and a well-respected expert in the areas of human rights, African American politics, global race relations, U.S. elections, and international relations. He has lectured on these topics in over 70 countries including China, Colombia, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Haiti, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Russia, Rwanda, S. Korea, Switzerland, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe among others. He is the author of more than 100 scholarly articles and eight books on human rights, U.S. and black politics, globalization, and European history. Dr. Lusane’s last book is The Black History of the White House. The book led to two presentations at the White House during the Obama presidency. His next book, $20 and Change: Harriet Tubman, Andrew Jackson, and the Struggle for a Radical Democracy in the Neo-Liberal Era, is scheduled for release in 2021.
Alainna Lynch
Alainna Lynch is a Senior Research Manager at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), where she considers the question: What will it take to achieve the SDGs in the United States? Alainna’s research interests also include understanding how poverty and inequality become entrenched in social systems, and how to prevent harm when designing policy and programs. Prior to SDSN, Alainna worked with Overseas Development Institute (ODI) on the Leave No One Behind Agenda. Alainna has a degree in Sociology from the University of Chicago and a Master’s degree in Evidence-Based Social Intervention from Oxford University.