On May 29, Teachers Ready to Educate, Advocate, and Transform (TREAT), in partnership with NYC Men Teach and the Office of Undergraduate Recruitment, hosted the inaugural Future EDU Summit at the Brooklyn College student center. Students from local high schools attended a day-long conference focused on introducing them to what adjunct professor and TREAT founder Trina Yearwood ’00 calls “careers across the education ecosystem.” Brooklyn College faculty, alumni educators, and others from schools across the borough spoke of the many opportunities— including teaching, leadership, school counseling, speech pathology, and youth work—to make a meaningful impact through education. A special session with current Brooklyn College students fielded questions from high schoolers about the Brooklyn College experience. “This event is near and dear to me,” says Yearwood, who hopes to hold similar events in the future. “Not only because of my commitment to education and equity but because I have the opportunity to launch my event on the very campus where my education journey began.”
