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Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Advocating for the Arts and Sciences
The Phi Beta Kappa Society (PBK) is the most prestigious academic honor society in the United States, known for championing education in the liberal arts and sciences, fostering freedom of thought, and recognizing academic excellence. Since its inception in 1776,...
Friday, October 25, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Remarks from Alex Johnson, Ph.D.
As president of Cuyahoga Community College, Dr. Alex Johnson focuses on strengthening the college’s 50-year mission of providing high-quality, accessibl, and affordable educational opportunities and services. Since becoming president in July 2013, he has instituted programs to strengthen access, equity, success...
Monday, May 20, 2019, 5:30 p.m.
College for All or College for Some?: Access, Equity, and Social Mobility
Higher education is an important driver of social mobility—especially for first-generation and underrepresented populations. The Economic Mobility Project, an initiative of the Pew Charitable Trust, finds that 90 percent of low-income students who earn a college degree will achieve upward...
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
In 1987, then-U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett called Chicago Public Schools the worst public school system in America. Swift reforms followed, including the establishment of The University of Chicago (UChicago) Consortium on School Research which conducts research that informs...
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All NEO high school students are encouraged to enter the 2019 Hope and Stanley Adelstein Free Speech Essay Contest! Your thoughts on today's threats to free speech could win you up to $1,000 and a chance to read your essay at a City Club forum. Enter today!
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