Democracy and Education in the 21st Century

Democracy and Education Conference at Columbia University

On the centennial of John Dewey’s classic Democracy and Education (1916), Columbia’s Center for American Studies is sponsoring a day-long conference that will consider democratic education in the twenty-first century. Lectures and sessions will examine contemporary debates about educational policy, civic engagement programs, education and equality, access to higher education, and the public responsibilities of colleges and universities, among other topics.

December 2nd, 2016
Columbia University Faculty House
W. 116th St. between Amsterdam Ave. and Morningside Dr.

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Registration is requested; register here.

9:00 – 9:15	Welcome/Introduction
	Casey N. Blake, Columbia University

9:15 – 10:45	Panel Discussion: Dewey’s Legacy for the 21st Century
	Chair: Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, Bard College
	Anne Durst, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
	Clifford Harbour, University of Wyoming
	Jay Kloppenberg, African School for Excellence
	Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University

11:00 – Noon	Keynote Lecture: Education is Freedom: Why College Matters
	Daniel R. Porterfield, Franklin & Marshall College
	Introduction: Roger Lehecka, Columbia University

Lunch Break

1:30 – 2:30	Keynote Lecture: Education and Equality
	Danielle Allen, Harvard University
	Introduction: Casey N. Blake, Columbia University

2:45 – 4:00	Panel Discussion: “Great Books” and Civic Education
	Chair: Jessica Lee, Columbia University
	Bryan Garsten, Yale University
	Tamara Mann Tweel, Columbia University
	Marina Van Zuylen, Bard College
	Dan-el Padilla, Princeton University

4:15 – 5:15	Educating Citizens
	Chair: Ira Harkavy, University of Pennsylvania
	“The Frayed Compact: American Democracy, Higher Education, and The Movement For Community Engagement,” David Scobey, University of Michigan
	Comments: John Saltmarsh, University of Massachusetts-Boston
	Comments: Jan Liss, Project Pericles

5:30 – 6:30	Roundtable: The Public Responsibilities of Higher Education
	Moderator: Andrew Delbanco, Columbia University
	Nancy Cantor, Rutgers University-Newark
	Ira Harkavy, University of Pennsylvania
	Daniel R. Porterfield, Franklin & Marshall College
	Judith Shapiro, Teagle Foundation
	Roosevelt Montas, Columbia University

	Concluding Remarks: Casey N. Blake, Columbia University

6:30 – 8:00	Reception

Directions to Faculty House

To enter Faculty House, walk through the gates on the north side of West 116th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive. Cross Wien courtyard and follow the path around to the right. Faculty House is the last building on the right. Download complete directions by car, subway, or bus.