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Brown v. Board of Education: Mission Accomplished?
August 25, 2004
Charles J. Ogletree Jr. professor, Harvard Law School
Henry Louis Gates Jr. director, Du Bois Institute, Harvard
Caroline Hoxby professor, economics, Harvard
Lani Guinier professor, Harvard Law School
Sheryll Cashin professor, law, Georgetown
Abigail Thernstrom senior fellow, Manhattan Institute

A discussion on the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision with a VIP panel that includes Harvard's Charles Ogletree, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Caroline Hoxby, and Lani Guinier, as well as Georgetown professor Sheryll Cashin and Abigail Thernstrom of the Manhattan Institute.

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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and an expert panel discuss workplace conditions that can greatly affect employees' mental health and on-the-job productivity.
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As an expert on foreign policy and the Middle East, Yaron Brook is interviewed for his answers to a range of questions related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, the war in Iraq, the Iranian threat and Totalitarian Islam and terrorism.
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01:19:12
John Hulsman shares his views on world affairs. This event is presented in cooperation with the Atlanta Eric M. Warburg chapter of the American Council on Germany.
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Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean Kathleen McCartney presents Rosalind Chait Barnett, director of the Community, Families, and Work Program at Brandeis University with the 2008 Anne Roe Award.
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