Insider’s Lens: Two Decades of a Grassroots Fight for Education Equality in Western China
March 6 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Speaker: Cicely Peng, Founder, Cicely Education Aid Charity Fund; Professional
Fellow, WEAI, Columbia University
Moderator: Xiaobo Lü, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University
Eighteen years, 21 impoverished counties, and an 80% higher-education enrollment rate—behind these figures lies the raw reality of rural education in Western China. This talk draws on nearly two decades of speaker Cicely Peng’s deep-dive observations and on-site volunteer work to facilitate a candid dialogue on the dilemmas of volunteer-based social work and the persistent pursuit of social equity.
Pizza and refreshments will be provided at this event!
Registration:
- To attend this event in person, please register HERE
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This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and cosponsored by the Columbia China Center for Social Policy.
