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 Dewey's legacy for twenty-first century civic education. 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.
Columbia Univeristy Faculty House
W. 116th St. between Amsterdam Ave. and Morningside Dr.
Registration is requested; register here.
- 8:30 - 9:00
- Light breakfast, coffee, and tea available
- 9:00 - 9:15
- Welcome/Introduction
- Casey N. Blake, Columbia University
- 9:15 - 10:45
- 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
- “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 Montás, Columbia University
- Concluding Remarks: Casey N. Blake, Columbia University
- 6:30 - 8:00
- Reception
The Center for American Studies gratefully acknowledges the support of the Jack Miller Center for this conference.
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.