CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Camille A. Farrington, an expert on academic equity and mindsets, will speak at a seminar on the University of Illinois campus. “Creating Social Impact: Enhancing Skills for Educators and School-Based Community Service Personnel” will be Nov. 14-15 at the School of Social Work, 1010 W. Nevada St., Urbana.
Farrington is a senior research associate with the Consortium on School Research at the University of Chicago. Her work focuses on achieving equity and reforming policies and practices in urban high schools. An expert on the role of noncognitive factors in youths’ academic performance, Farrington also is the author of the book “Failing at School: Lessons for Redesigning Urban High Schools” (Teachers College Press, 2014)...