NEW CENTER OF MULTICUTLURAL EDUCATION AT UNLV

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has recently approved the development of the Center of Multicultural Education. The center, under the direction of the College of Education, is an outgrowth of an established entity supporting students and educators. The center reinforces the idea that excellence in education cannot be achieved without educational equity for all who enter our schools. This includes (but is not limited to) females, males, people of color, people who live in poverty, people who live alternative lifestyles, people with disabilities, people with language background other than English, people of all ages, and people
who have recently immigrated to the Unite States.

The new center will concentrate activity in the areas of multicultural education with activity structures including:

1. Research activities to improve practices related to race, ethnicity, SES, equity issues, intergroup relations, and the achievement of students of color.
2. Professional development support and technical assistance, resources for the Rural, CCSD, university students, faculty, staff and administrators with individual and systemic
   change for multicultural education.
3. Resource center for dissemination of research articles and materials. For more information on the Center of Multicultural Education, contact Dr. Porter Lee
   Troutman at (702) 895-4407 or e-mail: porter@unlv.nevada.edu.