The Great Divide
September 
7
, 
2018

4:30PM — 5:00PM

Break out Session

Head to your designated rooms to get ready for breakout sessions!

Joseph Aoun

President of Northeastern University 

Business & Technology

Joseph E. Aoun, a leader in higher education policy and a renowned scholar in linguistics, is the seventh President of Northeastern University.


President Aoun has strategically aligned the University’s research enterprise with three global imperatives—health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s faculty focus on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and transforming academic research into commercial solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. During President Aoun’s tenure, the University has realized a 189 percent growth in external research funding, along with approximately 1,500 patent applications filed by faculty and students.

Anant Agarwal

CEO of Company

Business & Technology

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The Great Divide

Meet the Globe's Investigative Team for Education and Inequality

Tuesday
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December 
10
,  
2019
6:00pm

The Boston Globe, in partnership with business and academic institutions, will host two moderated discussions showcasing how Boston and others cities can respond to disruptive technologies and utilize new approaches in business, higher education, and policy to mitigate the effects of disruption on job and wage polarization.

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Friday
, 
September 
7
, 
2018
4:30pm
 — 
7:30pm

Where

Hear directly from former Boston-area students, as well as from Globe journalists from The Great Divide team, about the major reasons youth stumble when they leave for college or a career — and what our schools can do about it.


Our recent stories on the remarkable contrast between Newton South and Brighton high schools and the dearth of adequate college counseling both spoke to that question. And so did our latest on six year college graduation rates broken down by school, which revealed stunning gaps between racial and income groups at even the highest-performing schools.


After the panel, the Great Divide staff members will share more about the Globe's new education team and will solicit audience feedback on the most urgent issues that the team should be exploring.


*By providing us with your email address as part of your registration, you will also be added to our select newsletter lists. You may opt out of these lists at any time by clicking the unsubscribe links provided in the newsletters. View our privacy policy.

*Seating will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.

The Great Divide Team

Sarah Carr

Editor

The Boston Globe

Malcolm Gay

Reporter

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Meghan Irons

Reporter

the boston globe

Jenna Russell

Reporter

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Bianca Vázquez Toness

Reporter

The Boston Globe

James Vaznis

Reporter

The Boston Globe

Guest Panelists

Swardiq Mayanja

Newton North Graduate

Class of 2012

Vanessa Atocha

Newton North High School

 Class of 2010 

Shanika Bridges-King

Valedictorian, English High School, 2006

5th grade teacher, MATCH Charter Public School

Paul Reville

Founding Director, Education Redesign Lab

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Additional panelists TBA

About the Event

The first panel will examine these issues from a business/technological standpoint, and the second panel will dive into the implications on policy and politics. Panelists, made up of a combination of mayors, policy makers, academia and industry leaders, will discuss the future of work and the likely impact of automation, innovation, and other trends on cities across the United States.


Registrations will be accepted in the order they are received and based on availability.

Agenda

4:30PM — 5:00PM

Arrival & welcome cocktails

Check in, find your seat, then head to the bar to grab a complimentary cocktail.

5:00 PM — 5:30PM

Business & Technology Panel

Listen to the latest and greatest from our esteemed Business & Technology speakers.

5:30 PM — 6:00PM

Policy & Politics Panel

Listen to the latest and greatest from our esteemed Policy & Politics speakers.

6:00PM — 7:00PM

Cocktails & Networking

 The night is not over! Be sure to grab another drink and meet with the panelists.

Featured Panelist

Joseph Aoun

President of Northeastern University 

Business & Technology

Joseph E. Aoun, a leader in higher education policy and a renowned scholar in linguistics, is the seventh President of Northeastern University.


President Aoun has strategically aligned the University’s research enterprise with three global imperatives—health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s faculty focus on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and transforming academic research into commercial solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. During President Aoun’s tenure, the University has realized a 189 percent growth in external research funding, along with approximately 1,500 patent applications filed by faculty and students.

Panelists

Anant Agarwal

CEO of Company

Business & Technology

Susan Crawford

John A. Reilly Clinical Professor of Law

Business & Technology

Dr. Yvonne Spicer

Mayor of Framingham, MA

Business & Technology

Senator Ed Markey

Massachusetts Senator

Business & Technology

The Great Divide is a two-year investigative series that explores educational inequality in Boston and statewide. Journalists on the team are dedicated to investigating, illuminating, and engaging readers on the challenges within our public education system as well as possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students. Our December 10th kickoff event will be the first of several community-based forums held over the next two years.

 

To learn more, visit globe.com/thegreatdivide

 

To receive updates from our team, please subscribe to this free newsletter. We invite you to join the conversation by sharing what you'd like to see in our coverage. Please reach out to us with any story tips and suggestions.

The Boston Globe, in partnership with business and academic institutions, will host two moderated discussions showcasing how Boston and others cities can respond to disruptive technologies and utilize new approaches in business, higher education, and policy to mitigate the effects of disruption on job and wage polarization.

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© 2018 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

Partial funding for this initiative is provided by the Barr Foundation, a Boston-based foundation that has made student success in high school and beyond a top priority.  The foundation has no editorial input on Globe coverage.


We are grateful to Barr for their support and for believing in the power of journalism to deepen public knowledge and inspire community-wide discussions on our public schools.

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