Forum for Presidents and Foundation Officers

PLURALISM, LEADERSHIP, AND THE ARTS OF DEMOCRACY

Held in conjunction with the AAC&U 2004 Annual Meeting

Forum Chairs: Jack Noonan, President Emeritus, Bloomfield College and Chair, AAC&U Board of Directors; and Carol Geary Schneider, President, AAC&U

Wednesday, January 21

9:00 – 11:00 p.m
Invitational Reception for Presidents and Foundation Officers

Thursday, January 22

8:45 – 10:15 a.m.
Presidents are warmly encouraged to attend the Annual Meeting Opening Plenary:
Liberal Education and Professionals
Nicholas Lemann, Henry R. Luce Professor and Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University

10:30 – 12:00 p.m.
Fulfilling the Civic Promise of the Landmark Michigan Decisions
Campus Leaders Envision Next Steps on Diversity and Learning
Panelists: John Casteen, President, University of Virginia; Rebecca Chopp, President, Colgate University; Troy Duster, Professor of Sociology, New York University and University of California-Berkeley
Respondent: Nicholas Lemann, Henry R. Luce Professor and Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University

12:15 – 1:00 p.m.
Luncheon for Presidents and Foundation Officers

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Address
Liberal Education and the Arts of Democracy: Deepening the Connection
Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute;
former Chairman and CEO, CNN;
and former Managing Editor, Time Magazine


2:15 – 3:45 p.m.
Reaching the Nation’s Underprepared Students
What Higher Education Can Do Now
Panelists: Daniel Fogel, President, University of Vermont; Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust
Chair: Barbara Hill, Senior Fellow, AAC&U and Senior Consultant, Pathways to College Network

4:00 – 5:15 p.m.
Sounding the CALL
Presidents and supporters will discuss the advocacy and policy priorities for a proposed AAC&U Leadership Council for Liberal Education
Panelists: Jamienne Studley, Scholar-in-Residence, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; Ronald Williams, President, Prince George’s Community College; Elisabeth Zinser, President, Southern Oregon University
Chair: Donald Harward, President Emeritus, Bates College and Senior Fellow, AAC&U

Friday, January 23

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Presidents’ Breakfast
New Vision, New Practice: Changing Public Perceptions of Liberal Education
Panelists and presidents will explore the development of effective strategies to communicate with the public about the changing nature of liberal education and the importance of it for all of today’s students

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