Annual Lecture on Science, Technology & Society: The Science of Success

Submitted by Anonymous on July 6, 2012 - 2:48pm
When
Thursday, October 18, 2012
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Where
Lecture Hall (room 142)

Description

The Center for Human Potential and Public Policy, in collaboration with the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, cordially invite you to attend the Fifth Annual Lecture on Science, Technology & Society: The Science of Success, featuring Paul Tough, contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, member of the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, and author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. 

Thursday, October 18, 2012
4:45 p.m. - Reception
5:30 p.m. - Lecture and Panel Discussion
The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Lecture Hall (Room 142)
1155 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637 (map)

Following the lecture, a panel of experts will respond to Mr. Tough's talk. The panel will include:

 Joshua Anderson
 Executive Director
 Teach for America-Chicago
 
 
 Jonathan Guryan
 Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy
 Northwestern University
 
 
 Ariel Kalil (moderator)
 Professor, and Director, Center for Human Potential and Public Policy
 The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
 
 
 Diana Rauner
 President
 Ounce of Prevention Fund
 Member, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group
 
 
A Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.
 
For more information, visit the program website, or contact Laurel Spindel, associate director of the Center for Human Potential and Public Policy, at ljspinde@uchicago.edu.
Contact
Laurel Spindel ljspinde@uchicago.edu
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