Events and Conferences for the Brandeis Community, 2002-2006
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March 12, 2003
The Power of Their Ideas
Deborah Meier, Legendary School Founder and Reformer
Sponsored by the Spencer Program in Educational Research -
April 2, 2003
Mini-Conference on Education
Group Discussions of Pressing Educational Questions
Led by Spencer Fellows and Faculty
Sponsored by the Spencer Program in Educational Research -
September 24, 2003
Making History: The Lynn School Integration Case
Nancy Gertner, Judge U.S. District Court
Sponsored by the Spencer Program in Educational Research -
February 11, 2004
“Firebrand”: The Story of Pauli Murray, an Activist in Academe
Joyce Antler, Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture
with a performance of Pauli Murray by Robin Parks-McConnell, MFA ’93
Co-sponsored by the Spencer Program in Educational Research and the Women’s Studies Program - March 18, 2004
Recalling Brown/Reclaiming Brown
The Struggle for School Equality, Then and NowPanel 1:
Barriers to School Integration: Perspectives from History
Jacqueline Jones, Truman Professor of American Civilization
Hilary Moss, 2002-3 Spencer Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in History
Emily Straus, 2003-4 Spencer Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in History
Moderator: Faith Smith, Associate Professor of AAAS and EnglishPanel 2:
Bearing Witness: Challenges and Hope
Charles McDew, Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis, first Chair of SNCC
Gloria Carter Dickerson, WK Kellogg Foundation, civil rights activist
Sarah Ann Shaw, WBZ-TV reporter, civil rights activist
Moderator: Anita Hill, Professor of Social Policy and Law, Heller School
Co-sponsored by Women’s Studies, Spencer Program in Educational Research, Dean of Arts and Sciences, African/African-American Studies, American Studies, Politics Department, Education Program, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, Intercultural Center, and the Transitional Year Program -
March 25, 2004
Rethinking the Juvenile Death Penalty: the Case of “Kansas Charley”
Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow and Professor, Cornell University
Co-sponsored by the Spencer Program in Educational Research, International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, American History, American Studies, Legal Studies, and the Heller School for Social Policy and Management -
April 5, 2005
Contemporary Educational Issues
A conversation with Spencer Fellows and Faculty -
November 14, 2005
The Importance of Professional Culture on New Teachers’ Job Satisfaction
Susan M. Kardos, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Brandeis University’s Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education -
February 27, 2006
Professing the Liberal Arts: The Essential Tension Between Liberal and Professional Studies in American Higher Education.
Lee S. Shulman, President, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
CO-sponsored by The Education Program, Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education, and the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences.