Equity Summit
The Equity Summit at Skyline College is an opportunity for educators, practitioners and community members throughout the region to engage in a teaching and learning experience focused on educational equity. The Summit will include a series of experiences, including equity talks and plenary sessions that engage in topics such as equity in STEM education, the consciousness gap in education, art and social justice.

Past Equity Summit Events
Past Equity Summit Speakers & Topics
Dr Carter Adrew

Culturally relevant Pedagogy
Dr. Cesar Cruz

Educating Men of Color
Dr. Ali Michael

Whiteness and Education
Transformative School Leadership

Transformative School Leadership
Dr. Roni Ellington

A Transformative Framework for STEM Education
Dr. Angela Valenzuela

Subtractive Schooling and What it Means to Care Authentically for our Youth in Schools
Dr. Michael Benitez

Shaping Institutional Equity
Dr. Benitez’ scholarship and work has been focused on identity, cultural centers, ethnic studies, pedagogy and hip hop culture. He is co-editor of the anthology, Crash Course: Reflections on the Film “Crash” for Critical Dialogues About Race, Power and Privilege. He has also contributed to Being Latino On-Line Magazine, the American Mosaic Online Database, Culture Centers in Higher Education: Perspectives on Identity, Theory, and Practices, and is featured in Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, a documentary that examines systemic inequity and racial inequity in U.S. history, culture and identity.