Diversity Convocation

This annual event sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs is open to the students, faculty, and staff of Tulane University, as well as the general public. Every year, the office invites a prominent figure in our world to come and speak to the audience about his or her experiences as a person with a diverse background.

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11th Annual Diversity Convocation

featuring guest speaker

Reverend Jamie Washington , M.Div., Ph.D.

Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington serves as the President and Founder of the Washington Consulting Group, a Multicultural Organizational Development Firm out of Baltimore, MD.  He is also a senior consultant with The Equity Consulting Group of California, and Elsie Y. Cross and Associates out of Philadelphia.  Dr. Washington has served as an educator and administrator in higher education for over 25 years. He last served as the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC).  He has been an instructor in Sociology, American Studies and Education, and an Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at UMBC.  As a native Philadelphian, Dr. Washington earned his B.S. degree in Therapeutic Recreation and Music from Slippery Rock State College, and a double Masters' of Science degree from Indiana University/Bloomington in Higher Education Administration and Counseling, with a concentration in Human Sexuality. He holds a Ph.D. is in College Student Development, with a concentration in Multicultural Education from the University of Maryland  College Park. Dr. Washington completed his Master of Divinity program at Howard University School of Divinity in May of 2004.

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

6:30- 8:30 pm

Kendall Cram Room, Lavin Bernick Center

CONVOCATION LECTURE TOPIC

Meeting At the Intersections: Talking About Race, Religion and Sexual Orientation

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

9:00 am- 10:30 am

Kendall Cram Room, Lavin Bernick Center

STUDENTS AFFAIRS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LECTURE

Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs