Diversity and its Discontents
Lessons from Texas for Higher Education
Marta Tienda,
Profesor of Sociology and Demography, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.
November 7, 2008 12:00 - 1:30pm
Stanford University: Wallenberg Hall, Peter Wallenberg Learning Theater
The Race Card
A group of distinguished scholars in law, sociology, and political science, joined by several equally distinguished journalists,
gathered to discuss Richard Ford's compelling and controversial book.
October 24, 2008 1:00 - 5:00pm
October 25, 2008 9:30 - 5:00pm
Stanford University: Law School, Room 290
Work, Poverty, and Inequality in the 21st Century
The Center hosted the Summer 2008 meeting of the Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC28) of the International Sociological Association (ISA) from August 6 - 9, 2008.
Controversies About Inequality Debates
Does Philanthropy Shortchange the Poor?
Debaters: Robert Reich (Stanford University) and Kenneth Prewitt (Columbia Univesrity)
May 22, 2008 2:15 - 3:30pm
Stanford University: Building 260, Room 113
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Controversies About Inequality Debates
Is Microlending the Answers?
Debaters: Eric Weaver (Lenders for Community Development) and Tracey Pettengill Turner (Microplace)
May 13, 2008 2:15 - 3:30pm
Stanford University: Building 260, Room 113
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SIEPR Policy Forum
Reducing Global Poverty
May 9, 2008 9:30 - 5:45pm
Stanford University
The Dynamics of Inequality John E. Sawyer Seminar Series
Delivering Equality: How the Provision of New Public Services Helps Equalize Life Chances
Charles Sabel, Columbia University
May 7, 2008 5:00 - 6:30pm
Stanford University: Building 370, Room 370
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Controversies About Inequality Debates
Inequality and the Beautiful People: What Should be Done About Discrimination by Beauty?
Debaters: Deborah Rhode (Stanford University) and Robert T. Ford (Stanford University)
April 22, 2008 2:15 - 3:30pm
Stanford University: Building 260, Room 113
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Controversies About Inequality Debates
Adding Injury to Insult: Why Do the Poor Get Sick?
Debaters: Sir Michael Marmot (University College of London) and Ralph Catalano (UC - Berkeley)
April 8, 2008 2:15 - 3:30pm
Stanford University: Building 260, Room 113
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Global Solidarity, Human Rights and the End of Poverty
To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968),
the Aurora Forum joins with Stanford's King Institute
to host a day-long conference on the struggle for economic justice, arguably Dr. King's primary concern throughout
the whole of his life.
Featured speakers: Amartya Sen, Clayborne Carson, David Grusky, and Ananya Roy.
April 5, 2008 10:00am - 5:00pm
Stanford University: Kresge Auditorium
The Dynamics of Inequality John E. Sawyer Seminar Series
Gender Inequality: Continuing Progress?
Francine Blau, Cornell University
April 2, 2008 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Stanford University: Building 370, Room 370
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The Dynamics of Inequality John E. Sawyer Seminar Series
Immigration and Inequality: An Egalitarian Case for Closed Borders?
Stephen Macedo, Princeton University
March 12, 2008 5:00 - 6:30pm
Stanford University: Building 370, Room 370
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Making Capital Markets Work for the Entrepreneurial Poor
The Center hosted a lecture by Gil Crawford (CEO MicroVest) on microfinancing.
March 6, 2008 4:00 - 5:30pm
Stanford University: Building 160, Wallenberg Hall
Free and Open to the Public
The Dynamics of Inequality John E. Sawyer Seminar Series
Inequality and Attitudes Toward Inequality
Benjamin Friedman, Harvard University
February 6, 2008 5:00 - 6:30pm
Stanford University: Building 370, Room 370
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The Dynamics of Inequality John E. Sawyer Seminar Series
E Pluribus Unum: Civil Engagement in a World of Diversity
Robert David Putnam, Harvard University
January 24, 2008 5:00 - 6:30pm
Stanford University: Building 370, Room 370
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