The fourth annual Urban Education Institute, sponsored by the School of Education and College of Engineering, will be held March 23–24, in the Alumni-Foundation Event Center. The institute is committed to examining issues that affect the personal, academic, and social growth and development of marginalized and disfranchised groups in urban educational contexts.

This year’s forum will examine specific strategies and practices that produce positive outcomes for African American males in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines while simultaneously highlighting African American male exemplars in STEM professions.

Several nationally celebrated African American male exemplars in the STEM professions will be featured. Dr. John Slaughter, the first African American director of the National Science Foundation, and Dr. Louis Sullivan, former secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, will be honored.

Registration is $150 per person. Visit www.urbanedinstitute.com to learn more about the institute and registration. For more information, contact Dr. Anthony Graham at (336) 334-7848 or agraham@ncat.edu.