An Evening with Laura Roy

We are pleased to invite you to a meaningful evening with Dr. Laura Roy, Ph.D. on Wednesday, April 9 at 7pm in the Fontbonne Commons (8900 Norwood Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118).

Dr. Roy, who serves as La Salle University's Chair of Education and Social Work Department, will present a thought-provoking talk entitled "Dialogue Across Difference: Building Culturally Responsive Connections."

This event is open to all members of the Philadelphia community, offering a unique opportunity to come together, learn, and engage in dialogue that supports NFA's commitment to the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph: “to live and work so that all people may be united with God and one another.”

Dr. Roy's program of research draws from critical and sociocultural theories in order to examine the places where new and existing communities meet and intersect. At the core of her work is a concern for and commitment to equity, social justice, and teacher activism. Dr. Roy is committed to supporting teacher research and transformative practices that seek to dismantle systems of oppression. Her record of publication centers primarily on the classroom and community experiences of refugee and immigrant populations in the United States, examining the intersections of race, culture, language, and other markers of identity. She is the author of Teaching While White: Addressing the Intersection of Race and Immigration in the Classroom.