GSE Prof. Bob Zemsky will discuss his new book, Making Reform Work: The Case for Transforming American Higher Education at the Penn Bookstore, 36th and Walnut Streets.

Zemsky offers three rules for successful college and university transformation and explains why improving higher education will require faculty leadership and a strategy for enhancing the system overall.

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The Annual Constance E. Clayton Lecture series honors Dr. Constance E. Clayton, former superindendent of the School District of Philadelphia. Over 25 years ago, Dr. Clayton was instrumental in bringing the Head Start program to Philadelphia. This year's event -- a forum on early childhood education -- commemorates that historic achievement by reflecting on the field's current and future relationship to the education of culturally and socially diverse urban children.

Forum Topic: Is Early Childhood Education a Realistic Strategy for Urban School Reform?

The Mid Career Doctoral and School Leadership Programs invites all GSE students to attend a special event with Pat Bassett, president of the National Association of Independent Schools. Pat's remarks, entitled "Leading in an Age of Anxiety," will address leadership dilemmas and opportunities across the public-private boundaries in education today.

The lecture will be followed by a reception at 5:30 p.m.

Location: 3440 Market St., 5th floor

Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Korean Studies Hyunjoon Park will  present a paper entitled "The Causal Effect of Single-Sex Schools: Random Assignment in Korean High Schools."

This lecture is part of a series sponsored by Penn's Department of Sociology focusing on issues related to education and inequality.

Location TBD.

Clarisse Haxton, a joint PhD student in the Graduate School of Education and the Department of Sociology, will be present her practice job talk, "The Role of Families and Schools in a High School Choice Process: Information, Applications, and Admissions." 

This lecture is the first in a series sponsored by Penn's Department of Sociology focusing on issues related to education and inequality.

Location TBD.

IES Lecture Series: Recruiting Effective Math Teachers, How Do Math Immersion Teachers Compare?: Evidence from New York City
presented by
Jim Wyckoff, Professor, Leadership, Foundations, & Policy department, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia

GSE room 200
12:00 - 1:30
Lunch will be provided
RSVP to lckitson@gse.upenn.edu
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/pimfer/lectureseries.html 

IES Lecture Series:
The Enhanced Reading Opportunities Study: An Evaluation of Two Supplemental Literacy Programs for Struggling Adolescent Readers
Presented by: Marie-Andree Somers, Research Associate, MDRC

GSE room 200
12:00-1:30
Lunch will be provided
RSVP to lckitson@gse.upenn.edu

PME Division discussion of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum. Refreshments will be provided.

Location: GSE room 203