K to Campus:
HOW THE EDUCATION REFORM MOVEMENT CAN RESHAPE HIGHER ED
October 23 & 24, 2024 ● Malibu, California ● Pepperdine University
For information about conference sponsorships, including table sponsorships for your organization, please contact Center Director Joe Garecht at jgarecht@centerforcivilsociety.org. A list of current sponsorship opportunities for the 2024 conference can be seen here.
IS IT TIME TO TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM?
The K-12 educational reform movement is now decades old, and efforts to reform higher education have been at play for at least as many years. While we have seen significant successes at the K-12 level in the last generation (despite fierce resistance), there is a sense that reform efforts on university campuses have yet to bear fruit. During our fourth annual Givers, Doers, & Thinkers conference, we’ll explore what we’ve learned from the K-12 ed reform movement, and how those lessons can be applied in higher education reform. We’ll ask: Can the majority of campuses be saved? And is it time to take a significantly different approach to reforming higher education?
EVENT DETAILS
- WHEN: The conference will take place on October 24th, 2024, with a Welcome Reception on October 23rd at the Cambria Hotel.
- WHERE: Conference: The Wilburn Auditorium on the campus of Pepperdine University. Opening Reception: The Cambria Hotel - Calabasas / Malibu.
- DETAILS: The full conference agenda includes three exciting speakers and five expert panel discussions.
- HOTEL: Transportation will be provided to/from the conference from The Cambria Hotel - Calabasas / Malibu.
WHY ATTEND?
Our fourth annual Givers, Doers, & Thinkers conference will gather donors, nonprofit leaders, and scholars from across the country. This conference is your chance to:
- Network with like-minded people in the world of nonprofits, education, and charitable giving.
- Learn from expert panelists who will share knowledge and tips on how you can effectively impact schools, universities, and the educational reform landscape.
- Hear from expert speakers and panels on subjects such as K-12 education, free speech on college campuses, proposals for higher education reform, and how donors can successfully work with college and university partners to create gift agreements that honor donor intent.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein is an Emeritus Professor of English at Emory University and a Senior Editor at First Things magazine. He also serves as a Trustee of New College of Florida. His books include The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (2008), and The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults (2022). His commentaries and reviews have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Weekly Standard, The Guardian, Chronicle of Higher Education, and other national periodicals.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Hanna Skandera
President & Chief Executive Officer at the Daniels Fund
Hanna Skandera joined the Daniels Fund as a Board member in 2019 and was subsequently selected as President and CEO in 2020. Founded by cable pioneer Bill Daniels, the Daniels Fund transforms communities through grantmaking and college scholarships in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. In 2021, the Daniels Fund celebrated giving away $1 billion since 2000. Hanna is nationally recognized for her expertise in education, having previously served as the Secretary of Education of New Mexico, the Undersecretary of Education of California, and as Deputy Commissioner of Education in Florida. She also previously served as a Senior Policy Advisor for the U. S. Department of Education.
WELCOME RECEPTION SPEAKER
Victor Davis Hanson
Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution
Victor Davis Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and chairs the Military History Working Group. He is a military historian, columnist, former classics professor, and scholar of ancient warfare, and has been a commentator on modern warfare and contemporary politics for various media outlets. He received the Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism (2002), and was awarded the National Humanities Medal (2007) and the Bradley Prize (2008). Hanson is the author/editor of more than twenty-four books. His newest books are The End of Everything and The Dying Citizen.
SELECT SPEAKERS
Fred Clark
Founder, Pacific Equity Management
Josh Dunn
Executive Director of the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
