New York University’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center will host “The Opportunities and Challenges of Education in Globalized Society” on Mon., Nov. 28, 6-8 p.m., at NYU’s Silver Center for Arts and Science (Hemmerdinger Hall, 100 Washington Square East). The participants include the following: Carmen Fariña, deputy chancellor at the New York City’s Department of Education; Lorenzo Gomez Morín, undersecretary of education, México; Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, professor of globalization and education at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Education; and Félix González Jiménez, chairman of the Department of Didactics and Scholarly Organization at the University Complutense (Madrid, Spain). The dialogue will be moderated by Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, holder of the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Chair at NYU. He specializes in investigations on terrorism, crimes against humanity, and international organized crime.
The event will be in Spanish and English with simultaneous translation in both languages.
- WHO: Carmen Fariña, deputy chancellor, New York City’s Department of Education; Lorenzo Gomez Morín, undersecretary of education, México; Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, professor of globalization and education at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Education; Félix González Jiménez, Chairman of the Dept. of Didactics and Scholarly Organization at the Univ. Complutense, Madrid, Spain; Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón (Moderator)
- WHAT: “The Opportunities and Challenges of Education in Globalized Society”
- WHEN: Mon., Nov. 28, 6-8 p.m.
- WHERE: NYU’s Silver Center for Arts and Science (Hemmerdinger Hall, 100 Washington Square East at Washington Place) [Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, V (West 4th Street); N, R, W (8th Street); 6 (Astor Place)]
Reporters interested in attending the event should contact James Devitt, NYU’s Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu, or Patricia Gutierrez, Mithra Advisors, Inc., at 212.308.5834 or pgutierrez@mithradvisors.com. The public should call 212.998.3650 for more information.
Garzón is a Fellow in Residence at the Center for Law and Security, directed by Karen Greenberg, at NYU’s Law School and holds the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Chair in the university¹s Faculty of Arts and Science until December 1, 2005. The Nov. 28 dialogue is the sixth of eight, collectively titled “Transatlantic Dialogues,” that will be held during the fall semester. Information on the others may be obtained at the following: www.nyu.edu/spain.today/
EDITOR’S NOTE
The Transatlantic Dialogue series, consistent with the primary objectives of the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center to serve as a point of encounter between leaders from Spain and their counterparts in the United States and Latin America, is a series of high-level encounters moderated by Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón.