Lectures tagged "education"


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Joseph Stiglitz: America and the Sinking of the World Economy
Joseph Stiglitz: America and the Sinking of the World Economy
Joseph E. Stiglitz
January 25, 2010
00:50:03
Nobel Prize--winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about his new treatise, Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy, in conversation with writer and editor Cullen Murphy.
Charlotte Dennett: The People v. Bush
Charlotte Dennett
January 20, 2010
00:54:44
Journalist-turned-lawyer Charlotte Dennett discusses her new book, The People v. Bush: One Lawyer's Campaign to Bring the President to Justice and the National Grassroots Movement She Encountered Along the Way.
The Trouble With Boys: What Parents and Educators Must Do
Peg Tyre
February 25, 2009
00:47:50
Peg Tyre discusses her book, The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do. The book covers why boys are falling behind girls' achievement in school and not attending college in the same numbers.
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Educating for Human Rights and Global Competency
Felisa Tibbitts
February 10, 2009
01:38:57
Felisa Tibbitts, of Human Rights Education Associates, and Ed Gragert, of the International Educational Resource Network (iEARN), examine the relationship of Human Rights Education and Global Competen
Poverty and Social Justice Challenges in the US: Part I
Marian Wright Edelman
February 8, 2009
00:44:48
Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children's Defense Fund, and Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, discuss the social, economic, and educational challenges facing this country. New York Times columnist Bob Herbert moderates.
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Unlocking the Power of Women
Geeta Rao Gupta
October 25, 2006
01:18:21
Geeta Rao Gupta, president of the International Center for Research on Women and 2006, receives the Anne Roe Award, and discusses women's role in global development.
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Communities of Color Moving Forward
Sandy Grande
March 3, 2006
01:28:26
Panelists discuss how they understand and define catastrophe in the context of communities of color. They ask whether catastrophe is a one-time, horrific event that changes a community's daily life or a long-range series of events that consistently undermine a community ability to pursue goals.
New Technologies Serving Educational Goals
Lisa Gordis
January 27, 2006
01:44:35
For collaborative technologies, Educational Technologist John Frankfurt presents Robin Kelley's Social Justice wiki followed by Barnard Professor Lisa Gordis, who shares the Reading and Writing Women