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June 02, 2011

Senior Education Department Official to Give Remarks at Center for American Progress’ Seminar on Transfer and Articulation in Higher Education

Frank Chong, deputy assistant secretary for community colleges, will give the opening remarks at the Center for American Progress’ seminar: Articulation and Transfer: College Strategies for the Success of 21st Century Students,” at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, in Washington, D.C.

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June 02, 2011

Director of White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to Address Conference on Racial Health Disparities

Kiran Ahuja, executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, will address a forum Thursday in Carson, Calif., examining health disparities among racial and ethnic groups.

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June 01, 2011

Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Deliver Commencement Address at Baruch College in New York

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali will deliver the commencement address at the afternoon session of Baruch College's 46th Commencement Ceremony Wednesday in New York. The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. EDT at the Jacob Javits Center's North Complex, 655 W. 34th St.

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June 01, 2011

U.S. Education Under Secretary to Deliver Keynote at National Conference on Race and Ethnicity

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will address leaders from postsecondary institutions across the nation at the 24th annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) at 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1. The University of Oklahoma is hosting this year's conference at the Moscone South Convention Center in San Francisco, Calif.

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May 29, 2011

U.S. Education Under Secretary Kanter to Participate in NISOD's International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence in Austin

U.S. Education Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will participate in the 33rd annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) on Sunday, May 29, in Austin, Tex.

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May 31, 2011

U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Keynote 21st Annual Leadership Conference for Minority Administrators and the 10th Annual Southern Regional Minority Leadership Conference

Carl Harris, deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), will keynote the 21st Annual Leadership Conference for Minority Administrators and the 10th Annual Southern Regional Minority Leadership Conference on Tuesday, May 31 in Biloxi, Miss.

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May 31, 2011

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Join Sen. Al Franken For School Visit and Forum in St. Paul

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) for a visit to Dayton's Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary School in St. Paul on Tuesday, May 31.

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May 27, 2011

Education Under Secretary to Deliver Commencement Address at Chabot College Graduation Ceremony

Martha Kanter, U.S. under secretary of education, will address graduating students and their families at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 27, during the 49th annual commencement exercises at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif. About 350 students are expected to participat

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May 25, 2011

Secretaries Duncan and Sebelius to Hold National Press Call on Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will discuss Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge and the importance of their collaboration on early learning to improve the health, social, emotional and educational outcomes for young children from birth to age 5.

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May 26, 2011

Education Assistant Secretary Ochoa to Address University of Pennsylvania Forum: Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Jobs

Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary education, will give remarks at the University of Pennsylvania’s event, “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs: The Policy, Practice, and Research Issues,” at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, in Philadelphia.

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