Just Schools: Pursuing Equality in Societies of Difference Conference Agenda

Martha Minow "Just Schools" Conference
June 2, 2008
New York University
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Sq. South
E&L Auditorium 4^th Floor


10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Registration

 

11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Welcome & Introductions

        Margot Stern Strom, Founder and Executive Director, Facing History and Ourselves

        Mary M. Brabeck, Dean, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU; Member of the Board of Scholars, Facing History and Ourselves

11:15 - 12:30 p.m. Case Studies: Equality and Cultural Differences in Schools

       Moderator: Martha Minow, Harvard Law School; Chair of the Board of Scholars, Facing History and Ourselves

        Just Schools authors:

        John R. Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis

        Heather L. Lindkvist, Bates College and University of Chicago

        Barnaby B. Riedel, University of Chicago

        Commentator: Gillian Smith, Principal, Facing History School

12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 - 2:30 p.m.
What Liberal Societies Should Provide for Equal Schooling: Recognition, Inclusion, or Socialization?

        Moderator and author: Martha Minow, Harvard Law School; Chair of the Board of Scholars, Facing History and Ourselves

       Just Schools authors:

         James A. Banks, University of Washington, Seattle

       Hazel Markus, Stanford University

        Richard A. Shweder, University of Chicago

      Commentator:

        William A. Galston, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution

 

2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Implications for Research, Teaching, and Practice

       Moderator: Richard A. Shweder, University of Chicago

       Commentators:

        Maryann Dickar, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU

        Arthur Eisenberg, Legal Director, New York Civil Liberties Union

        Melinda Fine, Principal, Fine Consulting; Fellow NYU Metro Center; Member of the Board of Scholars, Facing History and Ourselves

        James Fraser, Professor of History and Education; Interim Chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU

        Carola Suarez-Orozco, Professor of Applied Psychology and Co-Director of Immigration Studies, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU

        Diana Turk, Associate Professor of Social Studies Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU

 

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Closing Reception