Author and superintendent to headline common good symposium on campus

CHRISTOPHER R BLAKE ASST NEWS EDITOR CRB724@CABRINI EDU

Highly acclaimed author and educational critic Jonathan Kozol along with Superintendent of New Orleans’ Recovery School District Paul Vallas will headline the Common Good Symposium,

“No School Left Behind: Opportunities and Challenges in 21st Century Education,” at Cabrini College on March 28-29, 2008.

“As educators, we all seek the good in our students and this symposium provides us the opportunity to acknowledge the tremendous strides we have made towards our commitment to the

Common Good while offering the occasion for us to collaboratively confront the challenges ahead,” Dr. Beverly Bryde, associate professor of education, said.

The Common Good Symposium is the academic event commemorating Cabrini’s 50th Anniversary. The symposium was chaired by the academic dean, Dr. Charlie McCormick.

“Yes, the topic of social justice is a common theme in almost all educational institutions, but what is most relevant to Cabrini is that our campus is a pioneer with regard to service,” Dr. Cythina Halpern, associate professor of romance languages, said. “We are affiliated with Catholic Re- lief Services and have made giant steps in this arena long before other institutions of higher learning.”

Educational leaders from across the country along with Cabrini professors and students will speak at the two-day event addressing a