Job Talk for DEI Asst./Assoc. Director: Amanda Flores

Join the College of Education’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for a job talk for the assistant/associate director of diversity, equity and inclusion.

This talk will be led by Dr. Amanda Flores.

Funds of Knowledge: What it Means to DEI Work

Funds of knowledge (Fk) are historically accumulated practices and values found in immigrant households that are passed down from generation to generation and used as tools for survival to resist inequality (Ramos & Kiyama, 2021; Velez-Ibanez, 1992; Velez-Ibanez & Greenberg, 1995). Scholars in educational research who study Fk argue that Fk should be central to the educational curriculum and programs and services when working with students who are pushed to the periphery of the U.S. educational system (Moll et al., 1992; Kiyama, 2011; Luedke, 2019). This presentation will address the historical underpinnings of Fk literature and explore the impact Fk can have on the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the College of Education at Michigan State University.

Join virtually on Zoom (ID: 955 6098 5573) and with passcode: Flores.