New York Times : Announces 2015 Schools For Tomorrow Conference
June 22, 2015 at 11:10 am EDT
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Deliver Keynote
NEW YORK, June 22, 2015 - The New York Times announces that its annual Schools for Tomorrow conference, which identifies and explores new models for higher education, will take place in New York at TheTimesCenter with an evening reception on Sept. 16 and a full conference day on Sept. 17.
Now in its fifth year, the conference will be hosted by David Leonhardt, managing editor of The Times's The Upshot. At the conference, speakers and delegates will be invited to evaluate and debate the best next steps to improve our current state of higher education and propose new models. Issues the conference will address include, among others: how big data are transforming instruction and enrollment, the future of large state universities, student safety, mental health, the role of sports on campus and improving opportunities for underprivileged students.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will open the conference day on Sept. 17 with a special keynote. Joining him are acclaimed experts and policy makers in higher education and Times journalists who cover a variety of higher education issues, including:
Emily Bazelon, staff writer, The New York Times Magazine
Alexandra Brodsky, co-founder and editor, Know Your IX, Feministing.com
David Brooks, Op-Ed columnist, The New York Times
Frank Bruni, Op-Ed columnist, The New York Times
Kevin Carey, director, education policy program, New America Foundation
Michael M. Crow, president, Arizona State University
Nicholas B. Dirks, chancellor, University of California, Berkeley
Catharine Bond Hill, president and professor of economics, Vassar College
Daniel Huttenlocher, founding dean and vice provost, Cornell Tech
Raynard S. Kington, president, Grinnell College
Daphne Koller, president, Coursera
Joe Nocera, Op-Ed columnist, The New York Times
Sharyn J. Potter, co-director, Prevention Innovations Research Center
David Rudovsky, founding partner, Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg, LLP
Robert J. Zimmer, president, University of Chicago
Schools for Tomorrow news, including additional speaker announcements, will be announced on Twitter @NYTConf, #nytedconf.
Request an invitation to attend and learn more about Schools for Tomorrow at www.NYTSchoolsforTomorrow.com.
The 2015 Schools for Tomorrow conference is supported by K-12 education sponsor Walton Family Foundation, bronze sponsor Carnegie Corporation of New York and media sponsor Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, email information@nytschoolsfortomorrow.com.
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