We have inherited an uneven landscape of educational access and equity. What impact has philanthropy had in addressing these issues and the foundational roots of educational inequality?
How can this history inform today’s philanthropists working to increase educational opportunity?
What impact have our recent crises had on existing educational inequities, and what opportunities do they present for philanthropy to address them?
Tuesday, November 10 – Day One
1:00 PM
SYMPOSIUM WELCOME
Dr. Anthea M. Hartig
Elizabeth MacMillan Director
National Museum of American History
1:05 PM
SMITHSONIAN WELCOME
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Secretary
Smithsonian Institution
1:10 PM
THE POWER OF HISTORY:
A CONVERSATION WITH SECRETARY LONNIE G. BUNCH III
Dr. Amanda B. Moniz
David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy
National Museum of American History
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Secretary
Smithsonian Institution
1:30 PM
KEYNOTE
CONFRONTING EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY:
THE ROLE 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
2:00 PM
PHILANTHROPY TODAY:
ADVANCING EQUITY IN EDUCATION
Interviewer
Liz Simons
Chair
Heising-Simons Foundation
Panelists
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond
President and CEO
Learning Policy Institute
Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus
Stanford University
Bob Hughes
Director of K-12 Education in the United States Program
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir
President
Spencer Foundation
2:40 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Anthea M. Hartig
Elizabeth MacMillan Director
National Museum of American History
2:45 PM
ADJOURNMENT
Thursday, November 12 – Day Two
1:00 PM
SYMPOSIUM WELCOME
Dr. Anthea M. Hartig
Elizabeth MacMillan Director
National Museum of American History
1:05 PM
SMITHSONIAN WELCOME
Steve Case
Chair
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents
1:10 PM
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY AND RESILIENCE AT HBCUS
AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Interviewer
David M. Rubenstein
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents
Panelists
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón
President Emeritus
Miami Dade College
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
1:55 PM
EDUCATORS’ PERSPECTIVES ON EQUITY PRACTICES
IN THE FACE OF DUAL PANDEMICS
Interviewer
Dr. John B. King Jr.
President and CEO
The Education Trust
Former US Secretary of Education
Obama Administration
Panelists
Michele Hand
K/1 Interventionist
Stanton-Smith Elementary School
Whitehouse, TX
Dr. Manuel Rustin
Social Science Teacher
John Muir High School Early College Magnet
Pasadena, CA
2:40 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Anthea M. Hartig
Elizabeth MacMillan Director
National Museum of American History
2:45 PM
ADJOURNMENT