Hamilton, NY — Education scholar Nel Noddings, Visiting A. Lindsay O’Connor Professor of American Institutions at Colgate University, will speak at Colgate University on Tuesday, October 30 at 7:00 p.m. Titled ‘Making Sense of Education Standards,’ the lecture will take place in Love Auditorium, Olin Hall. It is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Department of Educational Studies. A reception will follow.
Noddings is Lee L. Jacks Professor of child education, emerita, at Stanford University and professor of philosophy and education at Teachers College Columbia. Noddings is the author of 11 books and monographs, including Caring: A Feminist Approach to Ethics and Moral Education, Women and Evil, The Challenge to Care in Schools and Care Theory and Social Policy.
Colgate University, founded in 1819, is located in Hamilton, New York. A highly selective, independent, liberal arts college with 256 faculty members and 2,750 undergraduate men and women enrolled in programs that lead to the bachelor of arts, Colgate also offers a small graduate program. The university’s general education core curriculum embodies Colgate’s longstanding commitment to integrated learning. The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recently designated Colgate as one of 16 Leadership Institutions that offer a national model for excellence in innovative education. Students currently enrolled at Colgate hail from 44 different states, 3 U.S. territories and 26 countries. Log on to www.colgate.edu to learn more about Colgate University.