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Save the Dates: 2022 SESP Events and Special Guests

December 2, 2021

Mark your calendars and join us for our upcoming in person discussions, celebrations, and guest lectures.

John ListTuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:15 p.m. | Annenberg Hall Room G02
Loeschner Lecture and Book Signing with John List

University of Chicago economist and author John List will deliver the winter 2022 Loeschner Leadership Lecture on why some great ideas make it big while others fail to take off. List is the author of The Voltage Effect.

RSVP: Not required


Erica HalversonWednesday, April 13, 2022 at 4 p.m. | Location TBD
Alumna Erica Halverson: How the Arts Can Save Education

SESP, in partnership with the School of Communication, will host alumna, author, and University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Erica Halverson (PhD05) for a conversation around her latest book How The Arts Can Save Education: Transforming Teaching, Learning, and Instruction.

RSVP: Coming soon


Leigh PatelThursday, May 19, 2022 | Annenberg Hall (Room and Time TBD)
Leigh Patel: No Study Without Struggle

Leigh Patel, author and professor of education and associate dean for equity and justice at the University of Pittsburgh, to discuss her latest book No Study Without Struggle: Confronting Settler Colonialism in Higher Education. The event is part of the SESP Equity Book Club Series.

RSVP: Coming soon


Tuesday, May 10, 2:30 p.m. | White Auditorium

SESP and the Institute for Policy Research are hosting a conference on college access and success in honor of education economist and Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro.


Monday, May 23 | Annenberg Hall

A celebration of Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, the Frances Willard Professor of Human Development and Social Policy. More details coming soon!