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Education, Citizenship & Patriotism: An Interdisciplinary ConferenceSaturday, May 15, 2010 • Washington University in St. LouisDanforth University Center (Room 276)

Breakfast will be served beginning at 8:00 a.m. Lunch will be provided, and a reception will be held for all participants immediately following the final session.

On Democratic Education: Three Principles (9:00-10:30 a.m.)

Presenter: Danielle Allen, Institute for Advanced StudyRespondents: Michael Hand, University of London; Clarissa Hayward, Washington UniversityChair: Andrew Rehfeld, Washington University

‘Let Us Now Praise’: Rethinking Role Models and Heroes in an Egalitarian Age (11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)

Presenter: Meira Levinson, Harvard UniversityRespondents: Marilyn Friedman, Vanderbilt University, Charles Sturt University, ANU; Ian MacMullen, Washington UniversityChair: Laura Rosenbury, Washington University

In Defense of a Reasonable Patriotism (2:00-3:30 p.m.)

Presenter: William Galston, Brookings InstitutionRespondents: Rob Reich, Stanford University; Anne Newman, Washington UniversityChair: Kit Wellman, Washington University

Theory into Practice Roundtable Discussion (4:00-5:30 p.m.)

Panelists: William Galston, Brookings Institution; Meira Levinson, Harvard University; John Tieman, Soldan International Studies High School; Thomas Walker, KIPP Saint LouisChair: William F. Tate, Washington University

How should schools prepare children for their role as adult citizens of the particular political communities into which they are born? This conference brings together leading political and educational theorists as well as non-academic practitioners and policy-makers to discuss the role of schools in fostering students’ civic identity.

RSVP by May 8th to citizenshipandpatriotism@gmail.com

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