Friday, January 24, 2-5:30pm, Ohio Union [U.S. Bank Conference Theater], 1739 N. High St.

Is the American dream still alive? Who is and is not included in its promise? What does it require of us today? What is the relationship between its various parts; between freedom, democracy, opportunity, and prosperity?

SCHEDULE

Welcome and opening remarks (2:10pm)

• Piers Turner (Director of the Center for Ethics and Human Values)

Panel Discussion: “What Is the American Dream?” (2:15-3:45 pm)

• J.D. Vance (Founder of Our Ohio Renewal and author of Hillbilly Elegy)

• Darrick Hamilton (Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute and Professor at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Ohio State University)

Moderator:

• Gretchen Ritter (Vice Provost and Executive Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio State University)

Keynote lecture: “Reviving the American Dream” (4:00-5:30 pm)

• David Leonhardt (Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, The New York Times)

This event is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity.

See the CEHV website for more information and updates.

Hosted by Ohio State University Center for Ethics and Human Values.