The McDaniel College Bilingual Education: Training for All Teachers Program will host guest speaker James Crawford, Executive Director of the National Association for Bilingual Education, at 7:30 p.m. March 21 in Decker Auditorium, Lewis Hall of Science.

This event is free and open to the public.  For more information call (410) 386-4646.

Crawford is a writer and lecturer specializing in the politics of language and education.  He is an expert on the English Only movement, English Plus, bilingual education, Native American language revitalization, and language rights in the U.S.A.

Crawford's latest book, "Educating English Learners: Language Diversity in the Classroom," is widely used in teacher-training courses. He also maintains an extensive Language Policy Web Site & Emporium, the Internet's most visited site on this subject: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwcrawford

McDaniel College, a private four-year college of the liberal arts and sciences, was founded in 1867 as Western Maryland College. Students pursue more than 60 programs of study, including dual majors and student-designed majors.  The 1,600 undergraduates and 1,600 graduate students receive personal attention and take advantage of leadership opportunities in the close-knit community, where the average class size is 17 and professors are dedicated mentors.  The 160-acre campus is located in Westminster, Md., 30 miles northwest of Baltimore and 56 miles north of Washington, D.C.