*PLEASE NOTE CORRECTED SURNAME*Nazareth College Welcomes Multicultural Education Expert, Dr. Christine Sleeter

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ROCHESTER, NY (03/08/2012)(readMedia)-- *PLEASE NOTE DR. CHRISTINE SLEETER'S SURNAME HAS BEEN CORRECTED (previously mispelled as Steeler)*

Nazareth College's School of Education and the Frontier Center for Urban Education are proud to present Dr. Christine Sleeter in their fourth annual lecture. Dr. Sleeter's presentation, titled Learning to Build a Better World: Classroom Practice, Student Learning, and Social Justice Teaching will take place on Thursday, March 22 at 4:30 p.m. in Room A14 of the Nazareth College Arts Center, located at 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 14618. The lecture is open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Shirley Sommers as the Frontier Center for Urban Education at (585) 389-2958.

Sleeter is Professor Emerita in the College of Professional Studies at California State University Monterey Bay, where she was a founding faculty member. She currently serves as President of the National Association for Multicultural Education. Her research focuses on anti-racist multicultural education and multicultural teacher education, of which she was the first in the nation to study.

Sleeter is an accomplished scholar and author, having more than 100 articles published in various edited books. She is also a renowned speaker, having traveled all over the country and abroad to speak on issues of multicultural education. Sleeter has received many awards, including the American Educational Research Association Social Justice Award, the California State University Monterey Bay President's Medal, and the Central University Washington University Distinguished Alumni Award.