PACS 2006-2007 Seminar Series
Doug McAdam
Professor of Sociology at Stanford: The Long-Term Impact of Youth Activism: The Curious Contrast between Teach for America and Freedom Summer
Joel L. Fleishman
Professor of Law and Public Policy, Duke University and former president of the U.S. program staff of Atlantic Philanthropies: The Foundation: A Great American Secret: How Private Wealth is Changing the World
Arthur C. Brooks
Professor of Public Administration and Director, Nonprofit Studies Program, The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University: Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism
Evelyn Brody
Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law: From the Dead Hand to the Living Dead: The Conundrum of Charitable-Donor Standing
Student Testimonial
PACS Undergraduate Lauren Finzer '09 speaks about the influential role PACS had on her Stanford academic career and how PACS is creating the next generation of philanthropic change agents.
PIPE Conference
PACS recently hosted a research conference to launch the project on Private Initiatives in Public Education (PIPE) that brought together leading scholars and practitioners who are working on projects related to emerging trends and cross-sector innovations in public education. Specifically, the conference explored the following themes:
1) The influence of philanthropic and private intermediary organizations in education;
2) Models of organizing diverse providers (charters and district schools) of public education;
3) Innovations in the development of human capital for education;
4) Entrepreneurship in the era of Obama.
The conference also set out to establish an agenda for future research in these areas.
