Name: Whither Meritocracy?
Start: 2025-09-12T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-13T23:59:59-05:00
Location: The Sky Suite at The Keller Center, Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637

November 2023
Conversations on Inequality and Public Policy: Affirmative Action
Reflecting on the SCOTUS decision on race-based admissions, this conversation joins different perspectives on affirmative action.

November 8, 2023 | 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Location
The Forum at The Keller Center Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Research Areas Education, Policy and Political Economy, Race and Ethnicity
November 2024
Schools, Inequality, and Social Mobility
The conference will bring together leading scholars to examine the relationship between schooling, inequality, and mobility.

November 15, 2024 – November 16, 2024

Location
The Sky Suite at The Keller Center Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Organizers
Douglas Downey, Steve Raudenbush, Geoffrey Wodtke

Research Areas Education
April 2025
Merit or Privilege?: Test Scores and College Admissions
A conversation to confront the complex intersection of standardized testing, college admissions, and social equality.

April 2, 2025 | 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Location
The Forum at The Keller Center, Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637

Research Areas Education, Mobility, Policy and Political Economy
September 2025
Whither Meritocracy?
Exploring the ethical justifications for the implementation of meritocracy and whether its outcomes are indeed meritocratic.

September 12, 2025 – September 13, 2025

Location
The Sky Suite at The Keller Center, Harris School of Public Policy, 1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637

Organizers
Steven Durlauf, James Robinson

Research Areas Policy and Political Economy, Mobility, Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Education

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