2011/2012 Information Sessions

We have scheduled the following information sessions.  Please keep checking back for added dates and locations.  More will be added!

• October 11, 2011 - Virtual Information Session - 10:00 AM EST
• October 19, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA - Courtyard by Marriott - 6:00 PM EST

• October 26, 2011 - Virtual Information Session - 6:00 PM EST

• December 8, 2011 - Virtual Information Session - 12:00 PM EST

• December 19, 2011 - Virtual Information Session - 10:30 AM EST
• January 5, 2012 - Toronto, Ontario - 6:00 PM EST

• January 17, 2012 - Virtual Information Session - 6:30 PM EST

• January 18, 2012 - Philadelphia, PA - TBD - 6:00 PM EST
• January 26, 2012 - New York, NY - Penn Club - 6:00 PM EST

• February 1st, 2012 - Virtual Information Session - 12:00 PM EST 

If you are interested in attending please RSVP (with the session you are interested in attending in the subject line) no later than twenty-four hours before the start of the information session.

Past Events

Marvin Lazerson will discuss his new book Higher Education and the American Dream: Success and Its Discontents.

Higher Education and the American Dream describes American higher education as a victim of its own success. Topics include a rising managerial caste and "vocationalism" as the driving force of higher-education expansion.

"Marvin Lazerson’s new book is exactly what is needed: a readable, cogent explanation of how the U.S. can have the best system of higher education in the world, but also a system that seems to be coming apart at the seams." —Susan Fuhrman, President Teachers College, Columbia University, President of the Na-tional Academy of Education

"In prose remarkable for its clarity and analysis remarkable for its fair-mindedness, this volume delivers a penetrating, nuanced account of American universities in the twenty-first century. Blessedly without rant or cant, the book tackles topics that range from the rise of the managerial class to the failed attempts to reform practice in the classroom. It’s a smart provocation — a must-read for anyone who cares about where our universities are heading." —David L. Kirp, Professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and author of Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education

""Marvin Lazerson’s magnificent book is not only comprehensive, but it is written from an all-embracing point of view: seeing higher education in America as an expression of the American Dream. This book should be on the reading list of all who want to understand America’s actions, role and image in the world today, with and equal emphasis on their successes and the discontents they create." —Yehuda Elkana, Rector and President-emeritus, Central European University

12/16, 4:00-5:00 PM
Penn Bookstore
36th & Walnut Street

Discussion w/ Sr. VP Academic Strategies 4 Kaplan Higher Education

The Penn Bookstore invites you to join us for a special discussion and Q&A session with Dr. Peter Smith, Senior Vice President of Academic Strategies and Development for Kaplan Higher Education on Tuesday, June 29 at 6:30pm Smith presents ideas based on his newest book, “Harnessing America’s Wasted Talent: A New Ecology of Learning,” and introduces tools to capitalize on the capacity of every learner. Smith is the former assistant director for education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1989.

2010/2011 Information Sessions

We have scheduled and confirmed the following information sessions.  Please keep checking back for added dates and locations for information sessions in your city.  More will be added!

• July 22nd, 2010 - Portland, OR - University of Oregon Portland - 5:30 PM PST
• July 25th, 2010 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Hyatt San Francisco - 6:00 PM PST
• September 28th, 2010 - Philadelphia, PA - University of Pennsylvania - 6:00 PM EST
• October 13th, 2010 - Washington, D.C. - Army Navy Club - 8:00 AM EST
• October 19th, 2010 - Orlando, FL - Wyndham Orlando Resort - 8:30 AM EST
• October 19th, 2010 - Miami, FL - Wyndham Miami Hotel & Executive Meeting Center - 6:00 PM EST
• October 20th, 2010 - Atlanta, GA - The Westin Peachtree Plaza - 6:00 PM EST
• October 21st, 2010 - Dallas, TX - Tower Club Dallas - 8:00 AM CST
• October 21st, 2010 - Houston, TX - Hyatt Place Houston - 6:00 PM CST
• November 9th, 2010 - Chicago, IL - The Chicago School - 8:30 AM CST
• November 9th, 2010 - Saint Louis, MO - Washington University in St. Louis - 5:30 PM CDT
• November 10th, 2010 - Denver, CO - University Club - 9:00 AM MDT
• November 17th, 2010 - New York, NY - Penn Club - 6:00 PM EST
• November 22nd, 2010 - Virtual Information Session - 12:00 PM EST
• November 30th, 2010 - Kansas City, MO - 6:00 PM CST
• January 20th, 2011 - Virtual Information Session - 6:00 PM EST
• January 26th, 2011 - New York, NY - Penn Club - 8:00 AM EST
• January 27th, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA - University of Pennsylvania - 6:00 PM EST

If you are interested in attending please RSVP (with the session you are interested in attending in the subject line) no later than twenty-four hours before the start of the information session.