Dear UTC Colleagues,

	We invite all members of the university community who are interested in thinking through the important task of providing high quality education for the nation’s teachers to attend a public lecture and forum featuring Professor Wesley Null of Baylor University entitled “Back to the Future: How to Revive the Teaching Profession” on Thursday, April 2 at Benwood Auditorium from 7:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. Please see the announcement below for further details.  

Cordially, 

Wilfred McClay
SunTrust Chair of Excellence in Humanities and Professor of History

Lucien Ellington
UC Foundation Professor of Education and UTC Asia Program Co-director

Valerie Rutledge
Department Head, Teacher Preparation Academy and UC Foundation Professor of Education

John Freeman
Department Head, Graduate Studies Division of Education and Associate Professor of Education


Public Lecture and Forum

“Back to the Future:  How to Revive the 
Teaching Profession”

Professor Wesley Null

Sponsored by:
The SunTrust Bank Chair of Excellence in Humanities
and
The College of Health, Education, and Professional Studies
Graduate Studies Division and Teacher Preparation Academy

Benwood Auditorium in the Engineering,
Math and Computer Science Building
Thursday April 2, 7:00 p.m.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga


Wesley Null is an associate professor of curriculum and foundations of education in the School of Education and the Honors College at Baylor University.  Null’s scholarly interests include curriculum theory, history of education, and pedagogy.  He has authored and edited five books and numerous journal articles.  Null is editor of the American Educational History Journal.  

Please join us for the evening when Dr. Wesley Null will draw upon his well-known book Forgotten Heroes of American Education to show how universities can join with K-12 schools to revive the teaching profession.  Null will make the case that the only route to achieving the goal of universal liberal education is to focus on high-quality curriculum, teaching, and teacher education.

	We are expecting a large crowd and seating could be limited.  If you would like to reserve seats in advance, please e-mail [log in to unmask] or call Channa at (423) 425-5446 and specify “Wesley Null lecture.”  The deadline for reserved seating is Tuesday March 31st.