Reggie Day 2013: What is Our Education's Worth? Presented by the Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholars

In our world of extremely competitive market economies, academic credentials serve as currency of employment. The more credentials one possesses the better are the chances at landing a good job. Institutions of higher education are aware of this reality and many of their offerings aim at meeting this demand, effectively making this market-driven culture of credentialism part of their educational ethos and emphasis. Reggie Day 2013 will feature a keynote address from Dr. Tricia Rose on the implications of making academic credentials the focus of higher education. Dr. Rose is a highly praised author, professor, and social critic who is most well-known for her ground-breaking book on the emergence of hip hop culture. Her first book on Hip Hop --Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America was listed as one of the "Top Books of the Twentieth Century" by Black Issues in Higher Education. She is regularly featured as an expert commentator on NPR, CNN, MSNBC and other media outlets. Dr. Rose is brought to you by High Quality Speakers Bureau.This event is co-sponsored by: African and African American Studies, Black Student Alliance, Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute, Women's Studies Program, Program in the Study of Sexualities, Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, Marxism and Society, Sociology, National Society of Black Engineers, and the Baldwin Scholars.