Featured Events

In addition to our monthly lecture series, the Schubert Center sponsors featured events, often in partnership with local child-focused organizations.  Click on the event titles below for information on the individual events. For a schedule of upcoming conversations and featured events, access the Schubert Center lecture series calendar here.

Mar 21, 2013

The Long Reach of Early Childhood Poverty Ariel Kalil, PhD Professor, Director, Center for Human Potential and Public Policy, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

Apr 19, 2012	"Sometimes Hope Is Enough" Performance and Panel Discussion
Apr 5, 2012	When Cultures Collide: The Moral Challenge in Cultural Migration Richard Shweder, PhD William Claude Reavis Distinguished Service Professor of Human Development, University of Chicago
Nov 29, 2011	Rethinking Child Protection Michael Wald, LLB Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law, Emeritus Stanford School of Law
Nov 1, 2011	Restoring ”Function” to Children and Young People on the Path to Family and Community Revival John McKnight Professor of Education and Social Policy Asset-Based Community Development Institute Northwestern University
Apr 5, 2011	Entering the 21st Century: Best Practices for Girls with Eating Disorders Lucene Wisniewski, PhD, FAED Clinical Director and Co-Founder, Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders
Oct 29, 2010	Communities and Schools: Contemporary Issues for Parents and Youth in Israel Mona Khoury-Kassabri, PhD The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare The Hebrew University , Mt. Scopus Jerusalem, Israel AND Osnat Lavenda, PhD Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life Clemson University Greenville, SC
Sep 21, 2010	Student Experiences: Bridging Undergraduate Education and Child Policy Mann Child Policy Externs will discuss their summer 2010 Capstone/Externship experiences
Sep 15, 2010	Girls in Abusive Dating Relationships: Approaching a Better Understanding of Research, Practice, and Policy David Wolfe, PhD, ABPP RBC Chair in Children’s Mental Health Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology OISE/University of Toronto Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Apr 20, 2010	Schubert Center Series on Girlhood: Girls in Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Framework Marty Beyer, PhD Child welfare and juvenile justice consultant
Mar 18, 2010	The Economic Case for Investing in Early Childhood Education James Heckman, PhD Winner of the 2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics University of Chicago
Nov 7, 2008	Conference: New Directions in Policy-Relevant Research on Adolescence: Perspectives from Psychological Anthropology
Oct 15, 2008	How are Children Faring in this Economy? A Look at Family Homelessness Cyleste Collins, PhD Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2007	A Primer on Preemies: How Preemies Grow and Develop - Implications for Practice Maureen Hack, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology Case Western Reserve University
Feb 21, 2006	Where are the Children? Children's Roles in Measuring and Monitoring their Well-Being Asher Ben-Arieh, PhD Lecturer at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
Oct 28, 2004	Schubert Center Series on Girlhood: When Girlhood Ends and Motherhood Begins: How Childbearing Transforms the Lives of Poor, Young Mothers Maria Kefalas, PhD Assistant Professor of Sociology St. Joseph’s University
Oct 13, 2004	Schubert Center Series on Girlhood: Body Image and Dieting among Adolescent Girls Mimi Nichter, PhD Associate Professor of Anthropology University of Arizona
Oct 8, 2004	Schubert Center Series on Girlhood: Teenage Girls: A New Phenomenon? A Short History of Adolescent Girlhood in America Renée Sentilles, PhD Assistant Professor of History Case Western Reserve University
Oct 12, 2001	Conference: Understanding the Impact of Violence on Children and Adolescents
Oct 13, 2000	Conference: Enriching Children’s Environment: Tunes, Touch and Toys