WFU to host conference on educating character

Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character is hosting a conference on Educating Character Across Differences: Cultivating Communities of Character in the University

The conference, which will be held on the Reynolda campus from December 5 to 7, is open to faculty, staff and administrators from Wake Forest and other colleges and universities. Registration is required.

In partnership with Face to Face Speaker Forum, the Program for Leadership and Character will welcome Jesmyn Ward for a keynote conversation to launch the conference. Ward is an American novelist, professor of English, and Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities at Tulane University, where she teaches creative writing.

Participants will consider how a focus on character education may help to:

• Increase knowledge and understanding of what educating character can contribute to meaningful community engagement across differences.
• Equip faculty, staff and administrators with concepts, strategies and resources to help support a meaningful and inclusive community.
• Catalyze interdisciplinary and cross-institutional conversations that promote collaboration and partnership.
• Foster a meaningful community of educators from different backgrounds and institutions who can learn from and support each other in the work of educating character across differences.

More details can be found on the conference website.