History

The Center for Urban and Multicultural Education (CUME) was shaped in 1979. It was created to provide the School of Education (SOE) at Indiana University with a voice in the nation´s long-standing debate about the role and function of public education in our cities, where schools serve most of our poor and cultural minorities. CUME began by serving as a kind of clearinghouse for knowledge diffusion and professional training. The center functioned to distribute information through conferences, seminars, and symposia, on such topics as the condition of urban and multicultural education in the nation, sex and racial discrimination in schools-university cooperation, and student discipline.

The Center for Urban and Multicultural Education (CUME) is the research arm of the Indiana University School of Education at IUPUI. CUME´s mission is to create connections between research, theory and practice with the ultimate aim of improving the quality of education throughout the P-20 continuum, from early childhood through graduate school levels, and including formal, alternative and community-based education. The mission is furthered through sustainable partnerships created with schools and other educational organizations in communities around Indiana. Our work seeks to support inquiry, facilitate public discussion, and critically challenge stereotypes about diverse students, families, and schools. Together with our community partners and faculty affiliates, CUME continues to engage in research and evaluation leading to improved practices, assessment, leadership and policy within and across diverse educational settings.