Harvard Law School Professor Lani Guinier will deliver “On Meritocracy Today: Collaboration for a Change,” a public lecture, on Thurs., April 16, 5:30 p.m. at Hemmerdinger Hall.
Harvard Law School Professor Lani Guinier will deliver “On Meritocracy Today: Collaboration for a Change,” a public lecture, on Thurs., April 16, 5:30 p.m. at New York University’s Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center (100 Washington Square East/enter at 31 Washington Place).
Guinier, the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, will discuss meritocracy in the academic world today, positing that it is time to move from the ‘merits’ of competitive individualism to the assets of collaborative and diverse problem solving.
In her recent book, “The Tyranny of the Meritocracy—Democratizing Higher Education in America”, Guinier offers examples of communities that have developed effective learning strategies based not on an individual’s “merit” but on the collaborative strength of a group, learning and working together, supporting members, and evolving into powerful collectives. Guinier argues for reformation, not only of the very premises of admissions practices, but of the shape of higher education itself.
The event, this year’s Irving H. Jurow Lecture in NYU’s College of Arts and Science, is free and open to the public. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. Please call 212.992.9817 or email Pamela.McKelvin@nyu.edu for more information. Subway Lines: 6 (Astor Place); N, R (8th Street).
EDITOR’S NOTE:
The Irving H. Jurow Lecture is the premier endowed annual event at NYU’s College of Arts and Science (CAS). It honors the memory of one of New York University's most distinguished and most generous alumni, Irving H. Jurow, and brings to the university community, under the auspices of the College, leading intellectual and cultural figures. For more on CAS, go to: cas.nyu.edu.