March 1, 2007
Education reform expert to speak at Clark March 21
 Worcester, Mass. - The Clark University President's Lecture Series will present Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, Charles Warren Professor of History of American Education at Harvard University, who will discuss "Education and Public Enterprise: A Necessary Relationship?" at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in the Grace Conference Room, of the Higgins University Center, 950 Main St.
Professor Lagemann is former Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and author of many books on issues in K-12 education. She is one of the most thoughtful voices on education reform in America.
This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact 508-793-7329.
Professor Lagemann is a leading historian of education and a nationally known expert on education research. Formerly president of the Chicago-based Spencer Foundation, Lagemann was also a professor at New York University, where she served as chair of the Department of the Humanities and the Social Sciences and director of the Center for the Study of American Culture and Education in the School of Education. Before joining the faculty at NYU, Lagemann taught for 16 years at Teachers College, Columbia University, and was also a member of the Department of History at Columbia.
Professor Lagemann is a member of the National Academy of Education, for which she served as president from 1998 to 2002. She has also served as president of the History of Education Society and on the editorial boards of many journals, including the History of Education Quarterly. Lagemann has served on several committees of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences and currently sits on its Committee on Research in Education. She is also a member of the Teaching Commission, established by Lou Gerstner. She is a former trustee of the Russell Sage, Greenwall, and Markle foundations and former vice chair of the board of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral and Social Sciences in Stanford, California. She now serves on the boards of Jobs for the Future and Concord Academy.
Professor Lagemann is an acclaimed historian whose published works include An Elusive Science: The Troubling History of Education Research (2000), The Politics of Knowledge: The Carnegie Corporation, Philanthropy, and Public Policy (1992), and Private Power for the Public Good: A History of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (1983).
Professor Lagemann received an undergraduate degree at Smith College, a master's degree in Social Studies from the Teachers College, and a Ph.D. in history and education from Columbia University. She began her career in education as a high-school social studies teacher in Roslyn, N.Y.
The President's Lecture Series, founded by Clark University President John Bassett, features distinguished speakers and symposia on matters of urgent and regional concern.
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