PITT LAW PROFESSOR TO DISCUSSES SIGNIFICANCE OF RACE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN IN FOSTER CHILD PLACEMENT
November 20, 2008
November 20, 2008
PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 20 -- University of Pittsburgh issued the following news release:
Should ethnicity play a role in determining the placement of children in America's foster care and adoption systems? David Herring, a professor in Pitt's School of Law, will examine the complexities of race and social backgrounds in the nation's child welfare programs during a lecture titled "The Multiethnic Placement Act: Threat to Foster Child Safety and Wellbeing?" from noon to 1:30 . . .
Should ethnicity play a role in determining the placement of children in America's foster care and adoption systems? David Herring, a professor in Pitt's School of Law, will examine the complexities of race and social backgrounds in the nation's child welfare programs during a lecture titled "The Multiethnic Placement Act: Threat to Foster Child Safety and Wellbeing?" from noon to 1:30 . . .