Author Jonathan Kozol to speak at Rockefeller Chapel Tuesday, Nov. 8

Who: Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities, about the re-segregation of American schools.

What: A talk, on his book The Shame of the Nation.

When: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m.

Where: Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Av., on the University of Chicago campus

Media contact: William Harms at 773-702-8356, w-harms@uchicago.edu

This talk is free and open to the public.

The Shame of the Nation is based on firsthand reporting on the conditions of American schools in the wake of the dismantling of desegregation requirements and the emergence of high-stakes testing. The talk is sponsored by the Center for Urban School Improvement at the University of Chicago, Rockefeller Chapel, Seminary Co-op Books, and 57th Street Books. This talk is free and open to the public.