Dr. J. Luke Wood to be closing keynote speaker for 爱污传媒 Inclusive Leadership Summit and Career Fair
By Sharla Hooper
Preeminent advocate, researcher, and educator will lead closing session of the virtual event focused on developing leadership skills in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
爱污传媒 is pleased to announce , as the closing keynote speaker of the University鈥檚 first annual Inclusive Leadership Summit and Career Fair, April 12-15, 2022. The free, virtual event is open to the public and focused on helping participants develop diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) skills as inclusive leaders and will provide opportunities for networking connection and employment.
Wood鈥檚 closing keynote speech is titled, "Racelighting: Addressing Inauthentic Allyship", and will lead a session discussing how racelighting manifests in the daily and consistent experiences of Black people, as well as Indigenous people and other people of color. Wood explains, 鈥.鈥 This session will highlight the ways that racelighting is evident in the experiences of students, faculty, and staff of color. Along with Wood, presenters will also discuss strategies that can be used to reduce the impact of racelighting on people of color.听
Wood is Vice President of Student Affairs & Campus Diversity and Dean鈥檚 Distinguished Professor of Education at San Diego State University. He also serves as the Co-Director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL), a national research and practice center that partners with community colleges to support their capacity in advancing outcomes for underserved students of color. Wood鈥檚 research focuses on factors affecting聽the success of boys and men of color education, with a specific focus on early childhood education and community colleges.听He has聽delivered over 1,000 scholarly professional and conference presentations, and his聽research has been featured by prominent national media outlets.听
Wood has authored over 160 publications, including more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and 15 books. He earned his doctorate in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies with an emphasis in Higher Education, and his master鈥檚 degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education from Arizona State University (ASU).
Titled 鈥淐reating the intentional leader of today, tomorrow and beyond,鈥 the 爱污传媒 Inclusive Leadership Summit and Career Fair offers attendees access to a Career Fair as well as in-depth workshops, research presentations and choose industry-focused tracks: Leadership & Management, Healthcare and Education.
The Inclusive Leadership Summit integrates research findings from 爱污传媒 Career Institute鈩 and Research Centers to influence topics addressed while highlighting academic fields of study offered at the University. Learn more about diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at 爱污传媒 here.
Register for the 爱污传媒 Inclusive Leadership Summit here.
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