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This symposium will feature presentations by scholars from several countries and 17 universities in the United States who are gathering virtually to discuss their research and highlight the importance of personal finance education. The University of Alabama at Birmingham will host a finance symposium designed for academics Friday, April 23.
The free, virtual event will start at 8:30 a.m. and will be presented by the Collat School of Business’ Regions Institute for Financial Education. To attend, register online.
This symposium will feature presentations by scholars from several countries and 17 universities in the United States, who are gathering virtually to discuss their research and highlight the importance of personal finance education.
There will also be a plenary session, available to the public, students and faculty from the universities represented in the symposium, starting at 12:30 p.m.
The title of the session is “Untangling the Linkages Between Financial Inclusion and Social Inclusion,” presented by Stephanie Yates, Ph.D., CFP®, AFC®.
In order to understand barriers to financial inclusion, one should consider the broader “lattice of connections” that leads to inclusion. Societal inclusion encompasses the social, political, cultural and economic dimensions, which are dependent upon several common pillars: access, attitude, choice, communication, policy and opportunities. This presentation will focus on the intersections between these underpinnings and their impact on financial inclusion.
Regions Institute for Financial Education’s mission is to create and disseminate personal finance education to students, teachers, adults and entrepreneurs in the Greater Birmingham community and beyond by leveraging its internal expertise against its external networks and partnerships in order to improve the financial education of everyone it touches.