89th Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Presidents' Forum: Engaging Our Publics with a 21st Century Vision for Learning

Thursday, January 23, 2003

10:30-12:00 p.m.
From Greater Expectations to Campus Strategies:Presidents Plan Next Steps in the Campaign to Revitalize Liberal Education
;JOHN CASTEEN, President, University of Virginia; RICHARD GUARASCI, President, Wagner College; RONALD A. WILLIAMS, President, Prince George's Community College

12:15-2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Address: Making A Public Case for Liberal Education
LEE SHULMAN, President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Discussants: ELLEN CONDLIFFE LAGEMANN, Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Robert Sternberg, IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Yale University, and Director, Yale Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise
AAC&U Presidents are also invited to respond.

2:15-4:00 p.m.
Changing the Culture of Preparation for College: What Presidents Can Do
TOM VANDER ARK, Executive Director, Education Division, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

4:15-5:25 p.m.
Changing Public Perceptions of Good Education: From Reputation and Rankings to New Indicators of Excellence
Panelists: ROBERT CORRIGAN, President, San Francisco State University; JANET HOLMGREN, President, Mills College; SHIRLEY KENNY, President, State University of New York, Stony Brook; THOMAS LES PURCE, President, The Evergreen State College; SHIRLEY S. KENNY, President, State University of New York at Stony Brook; MICHAEL S. McPHERSON, President, Macalester College; FREEMAN A. HRABOWSKI III, President, University of Maryland Baltimore County; RONALD A. WILLIAMS, President, Prince George's Community College

Friday, January 24, 2003

7:00-8:30 a.m.
Presidents' Breakfast: Reports from Presidents' CALL Dialogues Across the Country
Leaders: JOHN F. NOONAN, President, Bloomfield College; NANCY S. DYE, President, Oberlin College; RICHARD PATTENAUDE, President, University of Southern Maine

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