Jeff Duncan-Andrade, who has worked to reform schools and improve outcomes for urban youth, will speak on November 25 at 7:30 p.m. in 180 Campbell Hall (PLC) on the University of Oregon campus.  His lecture is entitled “Note to Educators: Hope Required When Growing Roses in Concrete.”

If you are not familiar with Duncan-Andrade’s work, here’s his TEDx talk: http://youtu.be/2CwS60ykM8s.  His website is http://rosesinconcrete.org/.