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SUMMARY:Insider’s Lens: Two Decades of a Grassroots Fight for Education Equality in Western China
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Cicely Peng\, Founder\, Cicely Education Aid Charity Fund; Professional Fellow\, WEAI\, Columbia University \nModerator: Xiaobo Lü\, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science\, Barnard College\, Columbia University \nEighteen 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. \nPizza and refreshments will be provided at this event! \nRegistration: \n\nTo attend this event in person\, please register HERE\nTo attend this event online\, please register HERE\n\n  \nThis event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and cosponsored by the Columbia China Center for Social Policy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information\nSusie Anthony\nsa4062@columbia.edu\n\n
URL:https://ealac.columbia.edu/event/insiders-lens-two-decades-of-a-grassroots-fight-for-education-equality-in-western-china/
LOCATION:WEAI Conference Room (IAB 918)
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