Noguera is a professor at the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University. He is also a co-director of the Institute for The Study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings, and the Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education.

As one of America's leading urban sociologists, he focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban environment. He is a realistic, hopeful speaker who draws from his considerable body of work to connect with diverse audiences, from policy makers to administrators to teachers to parents to kids. He is an expert on education-related topics such as urban school reform; youth violence; conditions that promote student achievement; parents and schools; the potential impact of school choice and vouchers on urban public schools; issues of immigration and migration; education in other countries; and race and ethnic relations in American society, and specifically, at school.

A prolific writer, Nogeura is the author of several groundbreaking texts that have helped shape academic and public discourse on many facets of public education. His two latest books are Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools and Beyond Resistance: Youth Activism and Community Change: New Democratic Possibilities for Practice and Policy for America's Youth. Noguera is also the author of the seminal text City Schools and the American Dream: Reclaiming The Promise of Public Education. He has also published over 150 research articles, monographs and research reports, and his work has appeared in several major research journals (check out inmotionmagazine.com for a selection). He is also a regular guest on CNN, commenting on the state of education in America.

Noguera has served as the Judith K. Dimon Professor of Communities and Schools at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He was also the Professor in Social and Cultural Studies at the Graduate School of Education and the Director of the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the UC Berkeley. He has served as an advisor and engaged in collaborative research with several large urban school districts throughout the United States, and was a member of the US Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control Taskforce on Youth Violence. He was also the Chair of the Committee on Ethics in Research and Human Rights for the American Educational Research Association, and has served on numerous advisory boards to local and national education and youth organizations. He was a K-12 classroom teacher for several years and continues to teach part-time in high schools. Thoughtful, provocative and always on the cutting edge, Noguera is poised to make great changes in the American educational landscape.

Pedro Noguera presents a dynamic and profound perspective on the issues of racial inequality and diversity in our schools. One of America's leading experts on education reform, he takes your audience through the challenges faced by schools and students trying to create a safe, secure, and academically rewarding environment. Noguera tackles problems such as race relations within schools, school violence, desegregation, and school vouchers. He demonstrates the problems America faces in providing equal opportunity in education, and provides some of the solutions that are working across America. Described as a "very charismatic speaker of great oratorical gifts," Professor Noguera possesses the rare ability to translate social theory into concise, hip language with emotional impact. He inevitably captures both the minds and the hearts of his listeners.