Project. Busy people get things done, and we knew we were in for it when dr. Whittenberg talked about that. Jonathan white has to be the busiest young scholar in the field today. Hes not only a prolific historian, with more projects on the back burners than ive ever seen on the stove before. He won the outstanding faculty award for academic education. Hes a parent of young children, i dont know where john finds the time. Hes been very generous with what remaining time he has from all of that for this museum and our Education Programs for which were all very grateful. As you can see from your printed programs, the topics of johns work are his published work are many and varied with something of a focus Abraham Lincoln with the legal and constitution, as well and hes coauthor of a book entitled Civic Education and the work of citizenship and because he has news they wrote our little monitor, the greatest invention of this civil war. I asked him to put it on a topic, and it draws from oth
Economics, state and city news, immigration, law and education. In her career at the wall street journal emily is held reporting and editing positions in new york, london, pittsburgh and atlanta. Tonights featured offer, melissa korn reaches a Higher Education were reported for the wall street journal previously she wrote for dow jones newswire she is a graduate of Cornell University and the Columbia University graduate school of journalism. Also we have jennifer levitz. She is a National Reporter for the wall street journal. Previously schroepfer the providence journal. She has been a member of two Pulitzer Prize finalist teams prayed she graduated from loyola university, maryland. And theyre reviewed of unacceptable, they wrote the authors highly readable expose goes well beyond the tabloid level. A capable examination of the seeming intersection of ambition, money, and Higher Education. Library journal calls it a fastpaced account of the massive College Admission scam designed by br
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Discussions series in which we explore the landscape of Economic Opportunity and the implications for individuals and families and communities all across the United States. Our deep appreciation goes to the foundation walmart, cigna and Mastercard Center for their support of opportunity in america series. Focusing on advancing strategies and ideas to help Small Businesses thrive in working people and Small Businesses are taking extraordinary challenges in many a Small Businesses in the Economic Opportunity center to recognize the ethnicity and gender to play the outside role in who has access to opportunit opportunity. And we see today black and latino the health risk are black and latino Small Businesses with ability with covid19 and to get them through. Today is but talk to explore the history of the racial divine and the consequences and how we can emerge the Current Crisis what we had accepted as normal but a healthier society and a stronger economy to the nations ideals and shared
Today. He has more projects on more back burners than i have ever seen. He won the award by the state council. Also a parent of young children, i dont know where john finds the time. He has been very generous with his remaining time for this museum and our programs. As you see from the printed programs the topics of his work are varied with a focus on Abraham Lincoln and league and constitutional work as well. Because he lives on virginia and had some extra time on his hands one day, he wrote our little monitor, the greatest invention of the civil war. I asked him to speak on a topic that was not even on the printed program. A topic that draws from two other book manuscripts that he is issfinishing. Ladies and gentlemen, john white. Thank you, john, for that kind introduction. Im missing ballet to be here today, not mine, but my 3yearolds. A black teenager is living in the nations capital, and she is working as a servant for a local shoemaker. One night she went to the store and laid d