HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH SPEAKER DR. NADIA LOPEZ: The Social Work Department is excited to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a virtual talk at 10 a.m. with Dr. Nadia Lopez, who is an internationally recognized educational leader, who, among her many accomplishments, founded the Mott Hall Bridges Academy in 2010, a STEAM-focused middle school in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Lopez has been featured on many platforms, a TEDTalk lecturer, a Harvard guest professor, and is the recipient of many accolades, including one of LinkedIn’s 2019 Top Voices in Education. She is a champion focused on eliminating disparities in education and the school-to-prison pipeline.

Dr. Lopez will be donating a limited number of her dynamic book to students. The book, titled The bridge to brilliance: How one principal in a tough community is inspiring the world, serves as a primer to inspire others to continue the struggle for equitable education. The books will be distributed next month on a first-come, first-served basis, from the registered students list until they run out.

Please click here to register for the event.