What impact have our recent crises had on existing educational inequities, and what opportunities do they present for philanthropy to address them? 

Join philanthropy and education thought leaders and Smithsonian historians at the fifth annual Power of Giving symposium bringing historic perspectives to contemporary conversations about educational equity and the role of philanthropy.
Keynote. Confronting Educational Inequality: The zRole of Philanthropy in Achieving  a Just Society. Dr. Linda Darling Hammond.President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus, Stanford University

Featured Speakers

Lonnie G. Bunch III
Secretary
Smithsonian Institution

Steve Case  
Chair
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents

Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond
President and CEO
Learning Policy Institute
Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus

Stanford University

Michele Hand
K/1 Interventionist
Stanton-Smith Elementary School
Whitehouse, TX

Dr. Anthea M. Hartig
Elizabeth MacMillan Director
National Museum of American History

Bob Hughes        
Director of K-12 Education in the United States Program
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. John B. King Jr. 
President and CEO
The Education Trust
Former US Secretary of Education
Obama Administration 

Dr. Amanda B. Moniz
David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy
National Museum of American History

Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir
President
Spencer Foundation

Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón 
President Emeritus
Miami Dade College

David M. Rubenstein
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents

Dr. Manuel Rustin 
Social Science Teacher
John Muir High School Early College Magnet
Pasadena, CA

Liz Simons
Chair
Heising-Simons Foundation

Dr. David A. Thomas
President
Morehouse College

Ebony A. Thomas
Senior Vice President, ESG and Public Policy
Racial Equality and Economic Opportunity Initiatives
Executive
Bank of America

Dr. Suzanne Elise Walsh
President
Bennett College