DoC Faculty Present at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education, May 2025

Author: Rebecca Toporek
June 4, 2025
left side of photo with Filipino man, Black woman and white woman standing in front of screen and right side of photo Black man, white woman, and South Asian woman standing in front of screen

Department of Counseling Faculty presented at the May 2025 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (New York City)

“Unshackled by Design: Formerly incarcerated Black and Pinoy men’s education experiences” sharing qualitative studies of successful transitions from prison to higher education as well as strategies for advocacy. Presenters: Drs. Lauren Sneed (DoC Lecturer Faculty, alumni, school counselor and soon to be SFSU EDD graduate), Erick Aragon (SFSU EDD graduate and DeAnza College Counselor) and Rebecca Toporek (DoC faculty)

“How we keep showing up: Creating and sustaining social action when the world is on fire” facilitated participants in using a framework for social action to support equity and human rights in higher education. Presenters: Drs. Derrick Bines (DoC faculty), Rebecca Toporek (DoC faculty) and Muninder Kaur Ahluwalia (Montclair University faculty)