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INVITED LECTURES

2008   "History and Impact of Women in Higher Education." Association of Black Women in Higher Education. Annual Service Convocation Lecture. Princeton, N.J. Octoboer 9.

2008    “Cultural Identity and Community Engagement: Service, Partnership, or Community Building?" Annual Service Convocation Lecture. Berea College, KY. May 1.

2008    “Race, Gender, and Public Higher Education in Florida. Matheson Museum. Gainesville, FL. April 22.

2008   “Coalition Music: Reflections of Sweet Honey in the Rock ." Phillips Performing Arts Center. Gainesville, FL. February 15.

2008   “Race and Gender in Higher Education--The Power of Diversity." Sieman's Power Generation Company. Orlando, FL. February 15.

2008   “Phenomenal Women in Higher Education." Black History Month Program. Colorado State University, CO. February 8.

2008    “Un-covering the College Achievement Gap ." Education Writers Association Regional Seminar. Tennessean Newspaper/Vanderbilt University. Nashville, TN. February 1.

2007   "Black Women in the Ivory Tower: Cultural Identity and Early Doctoral Dissertations."
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign African American Studies and Research
Program & History Department. Urbana, IL. March 29.

2004   "Fire as the Muse: Black Women's Educational Attainment and Intellectual Legacy in Higher Education." Peanut Butter and Gender Lecture Series. Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service, Women’s Studies, and African American Studies co-sponsors. Also gave four guest lectures to Political Science, Women’s Studies, Literature, and Black Studies classes. Berea College, KY.  November 10-12.

2002   “Black Women as Educational Leaders: A History of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement.” Colloquium and Diversity Seminar. Cornell University. Ithaca, NY. November 30.

2002   “Black Women as Educational Leaders: Models for Dissolution of ‘Town / Gown’ Divisions in Community Development Work.” Curriculum Development Seminar Lecture Series: “Addressing Diversity Issues in City and Regional Planning.”  Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. November 29.

2002    **"Living Legacies: Black Women, Education, and Public Service. An historical analysis of the presence, oppression, contribution, and creative resistance of Black women in American education." "The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society Presents" - Lecture Series. Co-Sponsored by Brown University's Sarah Doyle Women's Center, Africana Studies, and the Swearer Center for Public Service. Rhode Island Foundation. Providence, RI. November 12.

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

** = invited

2008    "World House at Morehouse" Live webcast from Morehouse College, University of Florida, India, China, Kenya, and South Africa. Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. April 4.

2008     Panel Moderator, "The Future of U.S. Intellectual History: Challenges and Possibilities." OAH. New York City. March 29.

2008    "Swellings in the Sable Sea and Ivory Tower: Applying African American Female Intellectual History to Contemporary Academe." Panelist. "Creating Equilibrium in the Compost Heap: The Contributions of African American Women in U.S. Academies and Society." AERA. New York City. March 25.

2008     ** "Preparing Future Faculty ." Plenary Presentation/ Workshop. National Black Graduate Student Association. Chicago, IL. March 15.

2007    "Anna Julia Cooper in Context: Black women's (Inter)national Academic Identities." University of Paris, Sorbonne. France. March 14.

2007    "Black Women in the Ivory Tower: An Argument for Recognizing an Intellectual Democracy." ABWH: Three New Books in Black Intellectual History: A Discussion of Convergence and Divergence in Academic Lives. Panel with Layli Phillips and Francille Wilson. Comment by Robert Pratt and Lee Jones. October 4.

2007    **"Balancing Academic Substance with Polished Presentation, or The Finer Points
of Shameless Self-Promotion." SREB - Compact for Faculty Diversity. Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. Arlington, VA. October 27.

2007   **"Historical Sisters of the Academy : Using History as a Research and Publishing Tool." Panel presentation and mentoring workshops. Sisters of the Academy Boot Camp. Auburn University, Alabama. August 9-12.

2007   **"Applied Black Studies: Research and Teaching connected to Service." Keynote
address. Temple University, Department of African American Studies, Annual Graduate
Student Spring Conference. "Reconnecting Africana Studies and Community Agency:
Integrating Community, Self, and Scholarship. Philadelphia, PA. April 13-15.

2007    "Comparative Research Collaborations at African and European Partnerships: Tanzania
versus Paris." on panel The World Wide Web: Scholars Unite Through the Power of the Pen and Internet. American Education Research Association. Chicago, IL. April 9-13. Paper
accepted, unable to attend.

2007   "Black Women in the Ivory Tower: Cultural Identity and Intellectual Production in Early
Doctoral Dissertations." panel "Whose American Values? Black, White, Jewish,
Protestant, Male or Female?" OAH Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. March 29-April 1.
Paper accepted, unable to attend.

2006    "Anna Julia Cooper's Personal and Academic (Inter)national Identity" for panel "A Usable Past and the Transnational Turn: Conflict or Congruence?" American Studies Association, Oakland, CA. October 14.
Paper read at panel.

2006    "The State and Future of the Ph.D. in Black Studies: Six Institutional Perspectives." Panel organizer and chair. Association for the Study of African Life and History Conference. Atlanta, GA. September 27-October 1.

In Fall 2005, Dr. Evans conducted a survey of the graduate coordinators at Temple, UMass, Berkeley, Michigan State, Harvard, and Northwestern to inquire about the history and state of doctoral programs in Black Studies. She asked quantitative questions about the makeup of the graduate populations and qualitative questions about the comprehensive examination. The results were published in an article titled "The State and Future of the PhD in Black Studies: Assessing the Role of the Comprehensive Examination" appearing in the Southern Conference on African American Studies' GRIOT (May 2006).

On this panel, department chairs of the programs discussed program origins, where they are at, and where graduate training is going. Over 150 people have earned a Ph.D. in Black Studies and there were about 75 enrolled in 2006--the numbers are increasing. With more programs developing on the horizon, questions emerge about the state of graduate training in Black Studies, especially in light of the fact that no doctoral program in Black Studies yet exists in the South.

2006    "From Dissertation to Book: A Panel for Junior Scholars." Panel organizer and chair. Association for the Study of African Life and History Conference. Atlanta, GA. September 27-October 1.

2005    "We Note with Much Alarm the Evident Retrogression in This Land": Young Black Scholars and Current Crisis in America. 90^th Annual Association for the Study of African American Life and History Conference. Buffalo, New York. October 5-9.

2005    ** "'This Right to Grow': African American Women's Intellectual Legacy " in "Intellectual History: Pedagogy of a Usable Past" colloquium. Third International Conference on New Directions in Humanities.Competitive panel submission to "History and Theory" List. University of Cambridge, England. August 2-5.

2005    **"Cultural Identity and Community Service-Learning Course Construction." Bonner Foundation Conference. Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). Meeting for Civic Engagement Certificate Program. Bonner Foundation, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. January. (Attendee)

2004   "A History of Black Women's Quest for Higher Educational Attainment" on panel, "Women of Color in Higher Education: Past, Present, and Future Scholars." Panel proposal co-editor.  American Educational Research Association annual meeting. San Diego, CA. April 12 - 16.

2003   "Living Legacies: Recognizing Black Women's Intellectual Contributions to Philosophies of Experiential Education," on panel "The Theory, Practice, and Politics of Black Women in Higher Education, 1865-1965." 88^th Annual Association for the Study of African American Life and History Conference.$500.00 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty Travel Grant awarded. Milwaukee, WI. September 23 - 38.

2003    “Fostering Positive Relationships in a Hostile Environment: Blacks and Latinas - Bad Women Doing Good Work.” on panel, “Latina’s on the Move: Sisters in the Academy.” Brown at Brown: The 1st Annual New England Latino Leadership Conference. Brown University. Providence, RI.  February 22.

2002    “Black Women as Theoretical Foremothers of Community, Service, and Learning” on panel, “Feminist Response to the Service Learning Movement.” The Pew Charitable Trusts Campus Compact National Summit: “Realizing the Civic Mission of Higher Education.” Providence, RI.  November 7 - 9.

2002    Harvard Hip Hop Archive / Community Activism and Education Roundtable. Cambridge, MA. Invited attendee. September 28.

2002    **"Service-Learning Opportunities at HBCUs" on panel, "The Historical Imperative of Black Institutions and Its Importance to the Civic Engagement Movement in Higher Education" sponsored by National Campus Compact. 8^th National HBCU Faculty Development Network Symposium. Norfolk, VA. October 17 - 21.

2002    "Presence, Oppression, Contribution, and Creative Resistance in Black Women's Historical Educational Experiences" on panel, "Black Women and Education: An Historical Overview." 87^th Annual Association for the Study of African American Life and History Conference.Orlando, FL. October 2 - 6.

2001    National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) Annual Conference  Attendee. Washington, D.C.

2000    Colloquia participant as National Campus Compact Emerging Scholar.  Campus Compact Colloquia on Community Based Learning and Civic Engagement for Women’s Colleges. Whispering Pines. West Greenwich, RI.  November 8 - 10.

2000   "African American Educational Leaders and Community Engagement" (poster) 6^th Annual Invisible College National Gathering for Service-learning Educators. "Bridging the Gap: Service Learning to Social Justice" (Invisible College now known as Educators for Community Engagement). Georgetown University. Washington D.C. June 22 - 24.

2000    "Speaking from Experience: Cultural Identity on and off Campus" on panel, "Service-Learning: Principles and Practices in a Multicultural Setting" American Association of Higher Education National Conference "To Form a More Perfect Union: Diversity and Learning" Anaheim, CA. March 29 - April 2.

1999    "Activism: The Fundamental Link Between Women's Studies and Service Learning." 20^th National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference. Albuquerque, NM. June 17-20.

1998    "How Solid is the Rock?: Gauging the Historical Accuracy of Schoolhouse Rock" on panel "New Scholars for the New Century: Student Debut Papers on African Americans and the Media." 84^th National Communication Association Annual Convention. New York, NY.  November 21-24.

1998    National Organization for Women National Conference / Seneca Falls' 150th Anniversary Celebration Rochester, NY. Sponsored attendee, signer of the 1998 NOW Declaration of Sentiments.  July 10-19.

1998    "A Cultural Framework for the Study of Sport History and Brazil" panel. VI Congresso Brasileiro De Historia Do Esporte, Lazer E Educacao Fisica. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. December.

2005    "I Was One of the First to See Daylight": Black Women at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities in Florida since 1959 on panel "Creative Resistance:" African American Women and Educational Institutions in the 20th Century. Southern Historical Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. November 2-5.

2004    **St. Petersburg. "Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement" on panel, "Women in the Movement." Civil Rights Movement in Florida Conference. University of South Florida. St. Petersburg, FL. June 3-6. 

2001    "The Gendered Nature of Service: The Burden of Benevolence - The Role of Gender in Service" panel. Massachusetts Campus Compact 1^st Annual Conference. Bentley College. Bentley, MA. March 2.

1998    "Identifying Student Resources to Build Service-Learning in the Cal State System" on panel,  "Institutionalizing Service-Learning: Multi-Dimensional Perspectives." United in Service: California's Concurrent Summer Institutes and Training for National Service and Service Learning Programs. Oakland, CA. August 3-5.

LOCAL MEETINGS

2007    "Feminist approaches to Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God." The Big Read, Panel on interdisciplinary and academic reading of Zora Neale Hurston's work . September 29.

2007   "Black Women and Greek Culture: Classics, Honor Societies, and Sororities." Phi Beta
Kappa Lecture Series. University of Florida. March 27. 

2007   "Why I'm Talking about Black Women in the Ivory Tower." Gender Conversations
Lecture Series. Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research. University of Florida.
March 7.

2007   "Freedom, Duty, and Fun: Reasons to Pursue College." Twenty Pearls Foundation
Debutant Cotillion, Participant Workshop. Mu Upsilon Omega chapter, Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Gainesville Florida. February 17.

2005    "Beating Onward, Ever Onward: African American Women's Academic Voice, 1850-1925." American Association of University Women (AAUW), Gainesville Chapter meeting. Sweetwater Branch Inn, Gainesville, FL. February 12. 

2004    **Pozetta Colloquium” University of Florida History Department Lecture Series Gainesville, FL.  Invited guest speaker. “From Theory to Methodology: Operationalizing John Hope Franklin’s View of African American History.”  University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. March 15.

2004    "Historic Black Women's Reflections on Gender and Education." Gender Conversations. Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research speaker series. March 3.

2005    **Introduction for Paul Finkleman, Spring Lecture Speaker. Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations. UF Levin College of Law. Gainesville, FL. April 11.

2003    "The Life, Times, and Research of Stephanie Y. Evans: African American Woman in Academe." 4^th Annual University of Florida Friends' of Women's Studies Luncheon. Leonardo's 706. Gainesville, FL. October 19.

GRADUATE--UNDERGRADUATE DIVERSITY & DEVELOPMENT (all invited)

2008    Presenter, "Using History and Cultural Identity to Succeed in Academe." 14th Annual University of Tennessee Knoxville Ronald E. McNair National Conference. June 27.

2008   Presenter, UF Office of Graduate Minority Programs Panelist, "Preparing for Dissertation Defense." February 26.

2007    UF Black Student Union Leadership Cabinet final semester meeting, "Leadership and Service in the Black Community " . November 29.

2007    Conference Opening Keynote Speaker, "Historic Scholarship, Identity, and Social Science: The Question of "Partisan Pleading" in Graduate Research." UF Society of the Social Sciences, 3rd Annual Conference. October 20.

2007    Workshop Presenter, "Research and Thesis Workshop: Questions, Resources, Tips, and More Questions." (ONLINE VIDEO OF PRESENTATION) Hispanic Heritage Month Presentation. University of Florida. September 24.

2007    Presenter, "Top 10 Tips: The Professors Perspective" and interviews with student participants. Pleading to Achieve Academic Competence Together (PAACT). August 21.

2007    Presenter, Florida Board of Education Fellow Panel. "Mentoring Relationships." July 27.

2007    Presenter, "Top 10 Tips: The Professors Perspective" and interviews with student participants. Pleading to Achieve Academic Competence Together (PAACT). June29.

2007   "I Was One of the First to See Daylight." Guest Lecture, "Florida History" course. Dr.
Steven Noll. Department of History. University of Florida. April 9.

2007   "Feminism and Empowerment for Women of Color." Workshop. Florida Hispanic-Latino
Collegiate Leadership Forum. University of Florida. March 24.

2007   Keynote Address. Minority Study Abroad Forum. Office of International Studies.
University of Florida. February 21.

2007   "Defining Black Consciousness." Dr. James Scott Black Student Leadership Conference."Black in Action: Answering the Call to Leadership." Institute for Black Culture.
University of Florida. January 27.

2007    Spring Address. Black Student Union Welcome Meeting. January 18.

2006  "To Relieve the Suffering of Others": Histories of Black Women in Medicine. Invited lecture. UF College of Medice. Disparities in Medicine Lecture Series. November 8.

2006  Interviews with student participants Pleading to Achieve Academic Competence Together (PAACT).

2006    "Opening Ceremony" Keynote speaker. UF Black History Month. Return to Royalty: The Journey from Art to Innovation. Gainesville, FL. January 27.

2006    "Women in Higher Education." Women's Leadership Pre-Conference Event. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. January 19. Panel comments cited in the Gainesville Sun 1/20/06.

2006    "Gender." Gatorship, Student Leadership and Diversity Retreat. “Make a Ripple.  Start a Wave.” University of Florida. Camp Weed. Live Oak, FL. January 13.

2005    "Women, Activism, and the Academy" roundtable. 5^th Annual UF English Graduate Organization Conference. "Theory, Activism, and Creativity: Navigating Textual Politics." Gainesville, FL. October 27.

2005    University of Central Florida McNair Day Banquet. Keynote speaker. Orlando, FL. October 18.

2005    "The History of the N-Word" forum panelist. Sponsored by Black Student Union, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Black Graduate Student Organization, Student Government. October 11.

2005    "Black Men United: Discussion on the State of the Black Man, Social Introspection." Progressive Black Men, University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. September 20.

2005    "Black Women's Academic History." Setting You off Right." Student achievement panel. Iota Lambda Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. UF Gainesville, FL. September 16.

2005    Interviews with student participants Pleading to Achieve Academic Competence Together (PAACT). Summer B.

2005    Gator Launch, Minority Career Mentoring Program Spring Banquet. Keynote speaker. UF Career Resource Center. Gainesville, FL. April 18.

2005    "Modeling the Way." UF Gator Institute for Leadership Development (G.I.L.D.) University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. February 19.

2005    Kappa Keys to Success forum. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. UF Institute of Black Culture. Gainesville, FL. July 14.

2005    "We've Come This Far by Faith" panel. UF Black History Month: Mahogany Mystic. Gainesville, FL. February 8.

2005    "Black (Inter)Nationalism, Civil Rights, and the Illusion of Equality" panel. The Black Graduate Student Organization Black History Month Panel.University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. February 4.

2005    "The Living Legacy of Black Scholars." Dr. James E. Scott Black Student Leadership Conference. Ubuntu Part II. Institute of Black Culture. January.

2004    Interviews with student participants Pleading to Achieve Academic Competence Together (PAACT). Summer B.

2004    Beta Eta Sigma Black Honor Society, Annual Ceremonial Banquet, Keynote speaker University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. April 26.

2004    Umoja: Graduation Celebration. Co-sponsored by UF Black Student Union. Keynote speaker. April 21.

2004    "Graduate Student and Junior Faculty Roundtable: The Road to Tenure and Professional Scholarship" Young Scholars Roundtable. 89^th Annual Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 28-October 3.

2004    "Honoring the Founders' Vision: A Future of Essential Activism, Empowerment, and Transformation." UF National Pan-Hellenic Council Leadership Summit. Gainesville, FL. August 21.

2004    "Frances E. W. Harper's Iola LeRoy." WST 3930 U.S. Women's Literature. Professor: Trysh Travis. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. September 20.

2004  "African American History and Higher Education: Reflections on Being a Black Woman in Academe." Opening Banquet Keynote speaker, University at Buffalo, SUNY 10th Annual McNair Research Conference .. Niagara Falls, NY. July 15.

2004   “Cultural Identity, McNair Scholarship, and Your Academic Future.” University of Oklahoma McNair Scholars Program Award Luncheon Banquet. Keynote speaker. Norman, OK. April 29.

2004    "New Scholarship…." Panel organizer. National Black Graduate Student Association.

2004    "Beating Onward, Ever Onward: Black Women's Academic Heritage and Intellectual Leadership." 17^th Annual UF Women's Leadership Conference. Gainesville, FL. February 8.

2003    "Beating Onward, Ever Onward: African American Educational History as Inspiration for Success in Graduate and Professional School." "Beyond The B.S" Graduate School Preparation Workshop Featured speaker. Black Graduate Student Organization (BGSO) & Lambda Psi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. November 15.

2003   "Strategies for Success Beyond the 2^nd Year in Graduate School," "Compact Graduates Talk About Their Experiences," and "Gifts for the Journey: Finding Direction, Inspiration, and Purpose in the Quest for Graduate School Admittance." 10^th Annual Compact for Faculty Diversity, Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. Miami, FL.   Invited session chair, panel presenter, and session keynote speaker. October 30-November 2.

2003   "Closing Remarks." Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, Amherst Chapter Graduate Student Conference "Looking Backward, Moving Forward"Amherst, MA. May 10.

2003   "Research, Teaching, Service, and Cultural Identity: Historical Themes in Public Service Relevant to Graduate Students of Color." New York University, "Life After Wagner" Lecture Series, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service . Sponsored by Latinas Unidos con Honor Y Amistad and Students of African Descent Alliance. New York, NY. May 9.

2003    Brown University Pre-College Teen Summit. Summit organizer and panelist.  Constructed panels with six guest speakers for "How to Get into College" and "Getting the Most Out of College." Panelists from Stanford, Harvard, and Brown, as well as local college.  After panels and lunch, students attended college fair.  Seventy high school students from Providence area attended; Forty-five colleges were represented at the fair. Providence, RI. April 19.

2003   "And What Will Sustain You?: Developing a Suitable Course of Study or Research Topic." Tapas and Talk: Sarah Doyle Women's Center Lecture Series for Graduate Students Providence, RI.. Brown University. Providence, RI. April 9.

2003   “Navigation the Academic Job Market: From Grad School to the Tenure Track.” Executive Board member, Conference Planning Committee member, presenter. Assisted in the planning and implementation of conference affairs; presented National Black Graduate Student Association Conference "Celebrating 15 Years of the NBGSC: Making a Difference in the Community Through Leadership, Scholarship, and Service.  Atlanta, GA.  March 19-23.

2003   "Presence, Oppression, Contribution, and Creative Resistance of Black Women in American Education - Paradigms for Community, Service, and Learning. Brown University Black History Month: "We've Been Warmed by Fires We Didn't Build: Reclaiming Responsibility and Asserting Agency in Social Change” Providence, RI.  February 25.

2002    14^th Annual National Black Graduate Student Association Conference  Washington D.C. Howard University. Panel organizer, presenter, sponsor for undergraduate student presenters. "Community Service-Learning: Linking Academics to Mentoring Youth of Color."  March 27-32.

2001    "The History of African Americans in Education" University of Massachusetts Alliance for Community Transformation: "Reverse Break 2001." Amherst, MA. For high school students visiting from New Road Virginia and student trainers. April.

2001    "Working Across Campus / Community Boundaries: A Workshop for Faculty, Campus Staff and Community Representatives." Five College Seminar in Community Based Learning. Hampshire College. Hampshire MA. January 22.

2001    “Black Women as Institutional Leaders: A Historical Perspective of Experiential Education.” Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, Amherst Chapter Graduate Student Conference. Amherst, MA. February 10.

2000    “Integrating Identities: Creating Personal and Professional Space While in Academia” Women’s Studies Student Association Conference: “Re-centering the Margins.” California State University, Long Beach. April 5.

2000    Trinity College, Learning Corridor Campus. "Inside Out: Higher Education and Community Engagement" Invited attendee. Hartford CT.  November 16.

2000    Staff Development Brown Bag Luncheon Series University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Invited presenter / facilitator. "Ways to Incorporate Community Service into Diversity and Student Leadership Development Programming" October 6.

2000    Smith College Prelude Orientation Program: Activism and Academia Workshop Northampton, MA. Invited presenter / facilitator. September 3.

2000    Smith College Bridge / First Year Orientation Program: Diversity WorkshopNorthampton, MA. Invited presenter / facilitator August 22.

1999    6^th Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, The Compact for Faculty Diversity Sponsored attendee. Event co-sponsored by Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP, NSF), Bridges to the Professoriate program (BRIDGES, NIH), Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program (MCNAIR), New England Board of Higher Education Doctoral Scholars Program (NEBHE), Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Minority Ph.D. Program (SLOAN), and the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). New Orleans, LA. September 30 - October 3.

1998    "Strategies and Challenges: A Student's Perspective of Community Engagement" on panel, "Community Service Learning Workshop." CSU Institute for Teaching and Learning: Teacher-Scholar Summer Conference. California State University, Long Beach. July 8 - 9.

1998    TRIO / 18^th Annual National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations Policy Seminar   Sponsored attendee and lobbyist to members of Congress for reauthorization of Higher Education Act. Washington, D.C. March 15-17.