This is the combined annual professional development conference of the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE) and the Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education (ILACHE).  Together these two statewide organizations will promote the New Majority Coalition action agenda.  The goals of the event are:

• to collaborate on professional development strategies that enhance faculty retention; 
• to establish a statewide communication and support network between African American and Latino faculty, administrators, and staff; 
• and to improve dialogue between African Americans and Latinos on issues that impact them jointly.