The Annual Educational Leadership Symposium
The Educational Leadership Program at California State University, Long Beach hosts the Annual Symposium on Educational Leadership—Practice, Policy, and Research. The symposium themes are selected by the Ed.D. Program Student Advisory Board. Each year the theme acknowledges the need to build bridges between school leadership across the P-16 continuum in order to allow for dialogue and discussion on the interrelationship of problems affecting our students, faculty, and administrators.
2025 Leadership Symposium
Resilient Voices: Championing Racial Equity and Civic Engagement Admist Polarization
Saturday, January 25, 2025
University Student Union
8:30am - 2:00pm
Theme: Ignite: Race, Racism and Radical Imaginings: Leadership for Liberation, Justice & Hope
Keynote: Dr. Juan M. Benitez
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Theme: Ignite: Allyship, Accountability & Action for Educational Change
Keynote: Dr. Oscar Navarro
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Theme: Toward Equity & Inclusion: Bridging Theory and Practice to Lead Change in Education
Keynote: Dr. Mike Muñoz
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Theme: Leading for Equity and Justice
Keynote: Dr. Nancy B. Gutierrez
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2020
Theme: Equity & Access: Policies & Practices For Promoting Educational Opportunities
Keynote: Dr. Christopher Nellum
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2019
Theme: Investing in our Educational Future: Today, Tomorrow, Together
Keynote: Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell
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2018
Theme: Leadership Identity: At the Intersection of Who You Are & What You Do
Keynote: Stedman Graham
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2017
Theme: Agent of Social Change: Inspire. Empower. Educate
Keynote: Dr. Josie Ahlquist
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2016
Theme: Getting Serious about Urban Education
Keynote: Dr. Michael Dumas
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2015
Theme: Cultivating Scholar-Practitioners Through Innovation and Action Oriented Leadership
Keynote: Dr. Carl Cohn
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2014
Theme: Developing Leaders for Social Justice: Working Towards Transformative P - 16 Education
Keynote: Dr. Tara Yosso
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2013
Theme: Navigating Student Success: Pathways to Innovation, Outreach, and Access in the P - 16 setting
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2012
Theme: Building a Continuum for Excellence in P – 16 Educational Settings
Keynote: Dr. Frank Harris
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2011
Theme: Building Bridges, Cultivating Partnerships: Educational Leadership in P – 16 Educational Contexts
Keynote: Dr. Daniel Solorzano
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