Hip-hop in education talk set Jan. 26

2:18 p.m., Jan. 19, 2005--Shuaib Meacham, a UD assistant professor of education, will explore hip-hop’s role in education in a lecture set for 1-2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26, in the Class of 1941 Lecture Room of the Morris Library.

Using research collected from his visits to public schools, Meacham will discuss how hip-hop can be a valid educational tool that can reach students unmoved by traditional methods.

A member of the UD faculty since 2001, Meacham earned his bachelor’s degree in creative writing and literature and a master’s degree in reading and literacy from the University of Michigan. He earned a doctorate in education studies from the University of Illinois and recently was one of 36 educators chosen from a field of 200 nominees for a National Academy of Education Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship, a fellowship that supports outstanding early career scholars researching important questions about education.

The free talk, which is sponsored by UD’s Library Diversity Committee, is open to the public.

For more information, call (302) 831-2231.

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