Registration is underway for Guilford Dialogues, an annual conference at Guilford College exploring social problems and values-based solutions that will focus on educational opportunity and inclusion March 16-17.
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Local and global experts across the educational spectrum (pre-K, K-12 and higher education) will make presentations, and more than 100 conferees will discuss strategies for ensuring equitable education opportunities during the two-day event. Persons in the educational field and others interested in learning more about equitable access to education are encouraged to register by March 1.
This year’s conference builds on discussions about economic inclusion and follow up from the inaugural Guilford Dialogues in June 2022.
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“Our goal with the Dialogues is to bring to our campus people with passion and expertise for helping solve critical problems, and to offer a forum for listening and learning, discussion and action,” said President Kyle Farmbry. “In so doing, we will further establish Guilford as a leader in promoting critical thinking and making positive change in the world.
"This year in the Dialogues, we’re addressing one of the most important issues of our time, here in Greensboro and globally: improving access to education for all."
“This year in the Dialogues, we’re addressing one of the most important issues of our time, here in Greensboro and globally: improving access to education for all. With equitable educational opportunities we begin to resolve challenges of poverty and inequality that prevent people and communities from reaching their full potential.”
The Dialogues features presentations from a number of subject experts, including two notable innovators in education:
Marie-Jeanne Ndimbira-Rosner, who co-founded Physically Active Youth Programme (PAY), a holistic after-school program in Windhoek, Namibia. She led PAY for more than 13 years, building a youth-development model that closes the gaps facing young people in low-income urban communities. She will speak March 16 on campus at Guilford along with a screening of a film about the Pay Namibia program.
Sally A. Nuamah, Ph.D., a tenure-track professor at Northwestern University and award-winning scholar, advocate, founder and filmmaker who explores issues at the intersection of race, gender, public policy and political behavior. She will speak March 16 at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in downtown Greensboro along with a screening of her film, HerStory, about girls and education in Ghana.
President Kyle Farmbry seats amid attendees seated in a circle at pre-forum activities at the Guilford Dialogues.
Tim Raphael speaks to a group seated in a circle during pre-forum activities at the Guilford Dialogues.
An attendee checks in with a Guilford staffer at the Guilford Dialogues.
Guilford College President Kyle Farmbry speaks from the podium to open the first full day of the Guilford Dialogues.
On stage from left at the Guilford Dialogues are Ty Buckner and Tim Raphael.
Regina Malveaux speaks on stage at the Guilford Dialogues.
On stage from left at the Guilford Dialogues are: Natalya Shelkova, Taiwo Jaiyeoba, Chris Wheat, and Bob Williams.
Seated on stage from left at the Guilford Dialogues are: Taiwo Jaiyeoba, Chris Wheat, and Bob Williams.
Natalya Shelkova speaks on stage during the Guilford Dialogues.
Attendees fill seats in the auditorium, listening intently, at the Guilford Dialogues.
Attendees stand to chat during a break at the Guilford Dialogues.
President Kyle Farmbry stands with two guests in front of the Guilford Dialogues backdrop.
An attendees talks to other visitors seated at a table during a break in the Guilford Dialogues.
Seated on stage at the Guilford Dialogues are, from left: Lamar Thorpe, Sarah Glover, and Marcus Bass.
President Kyle Farmbry, left, takes notes while attendees sit around him at the Guilford Dialogues.
Attendees fill their plates at the salad bar in the Dining Hall during the Guilford Dialogues.
Attendees chat at tables during lunch in the Dining Hall at the Guilford Dialogues.
Seated on stage at the Guilford Dialogues are, from left: Maria Gonzalez, Hourie Tafech, Colleen Thouez, Esther Benjamin, and Sonalini Sapra.
Lisa Hazlett stands at the podium on stage during the Guilford Dialogues.
Seated on stage at the Guilford Dialogues are, from left: Russell Fugett, Wendy Bolger, and Simon Gifford.
Visitors fill the seats in the auditorium during Guilford Dialogues presentations.
A videographer and writer interview Regina Malveaux outdoors on the Quad during the Guilford Dialogues.
Standing at the podium during the Eugene Robinson event are, from left: LaToya Marsh and President Kyle Farmbry.
Carla Banks, left, interviews Washington Post Columnist Eugene Robinson during an evening event during the Guilford Dialogues, sponsored by the Guilford College Bryan Series.
On stage during the Guilford Dialogues, from left: James Donovan and Christian Matheis.
An attendee stands to chat with two other visitors at a table during the Guilford Dialogues.
Seated on stage at the Guilford Dialogues are, from left: Adriane Clomax, Roodline Volcy, Dennis Quaintance, and Guenevere Abernathy.
Seated on stage at the Guilford Dialogues are, from left: Roodline Volcy, Dennis Quaintance, and Guenevere Abernathy.
Antioch, Calif., Mayor Lamar Thorpe smiles as he chats at the Guilford Dialogues.
Attendees sit and chat in chairs on Founders Hall Patio at the Guilford Dialogues.
Joyce Hobson Johnson speaks from the podium on stage at the Guilford Dialogues.
On stage at the Guilford Dialogues, seated in chairs, from left: Mac Sims, Marvin Price, Dayna Carr, and Joyce Hobson Johnson.
A student attendee stands to ask their question during the Guilford Dialogues.
On stage at the Guilford Dialogues, seated in chairs, from left: Marcus Thomas, Josie Williams '16, and Gene Brown.
An attendee stands up near a table to ask a question during the Guilford Dialogues.
On stage at the Guilford Dialogues, seated in chairs, from left: Marcus Thomas, Josie Williams '16, Gene Brown, and David Hopkins '91.
Standing together, chatting before their presentations, from left are Graham Macmillan, Danny Gatling, Roberta Lobo, and Byron Loflin.
On stage at the Guilford Dialogues, seated in chairs, from left: Byron Loflin, Roberta Lobo, and Graham Macmillan.
On the stage at the Guilford Dialogues, from left: Byron Loflin, Roberta Lobo, Graham Macmillian, and Danny Gatling.
An attendee wearing a colorful, matching head wrap and outfit sits in the audience at the Guilford Dialogues.
A speaker talks to the audience in the College's Dining Hall.
Guilford Dialogues attendees listen to speakers in the College's Dining Hall.
A Dialogues attendee's shirt reads, "Building a stronger, more diverse work force together."
An attendee stands to speak into a handheld microphone in the Dining Hall during the Guilford Dialogues.
President Kyle Farmbry laughs during the closing session in the Dining Hall at the Guilford Dialogues.
Two attendees chat during the closing session at the Guilford Dialogues.
Attendees chat during their final meeting of the Guilford Dialogues.
Attendees chat and smile during the closing session of the Guilford Dialogues.
Panels planned for this year’s Dialogues include:
- Comparative Perspectives on Creating Equitable Educational Opportunities
- Models of Partnership: Organizational Partnerships that Create Opportunities and Success for Students
- Immigration and Education: Strategies for Supporting Refugee and Undocumented Students
Other presentations and discussions include:
- Using Media to Share Student Stories featuring a Screening of Newest Americans
- Accelerating Teaching and Learning Post-Pandemic
- A Partnership for Student Success: Cone Health and Guilford County Schools
- The Pipeline to Higher Education for First-Generation College Students
Register today to attend the Guilford Dialogues. For more information, contact Ashley Raper, Special Assistant to the President, at 336.316.2055 or ahraper@guilford.edu.