Harvard University
June 10-14, 2007

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A new generation...
The Galbraith Scholars program brings together a new generation of scholars and leaders—college sophomores, juniors, and seniors from across the country—who seek to apply themselves to important social problems.

During their week at Harvard, Galbraith Scholars attend a variety of seminars, panel discussions, off-site trips, and other activities designed to introduce participants to social policy research, graduate school, and career options through which they might make a difference.

Arrival and check-in
The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square
One Bennett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 864-1200

3:00-4:30 PM

Welcome reception and introductions
Location: Taubman A (5 th floor), Kennedy School of Government

4:45 PM

Social event: depart for Boston Duck Tour
Followed by dinner at Cactus Club, Boston

MONDAY

JUNE 11, 2007

8:30-10:00 AM

Breakfast
Location: Fainsod Room (Littauer 324), Kennedy School of Government

10:00-12:00 AM

Workshop with Professor William Julius Wilson
Kennedy School of Government

"There goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America"

Noon-1:00 PM

Lunch
Location: Fainsod Room (Littauer 324), Kennedy School of Government

1:00-2:30 PM

Workshop with Professor Ronald Ferguson
Kennedy School of Government

”Working to Close Racial Achievement Gaps”

3:00 PM

Departure for MYTOWN TOUR from Fainsod Room
Multicultural Youth Tour of What's Now

6:30 PM

Dinner at Smile Thai Cafe in Harvard Square
Dinner with graduate students.

Tuesday

JUNE 12, 2007

8:30-9:30 AM

Breakfast
Location: Fainsod Room (Littauer 324), Kennedy School of Government

9:30-11:00 AM

Workshop with Professor Kathryn Edin
Kennedy School of Government

"Learning Poverty Firsthand"

11:00-11:15 AM

Break

11:15-12 Noon

Workshop with Karla Ballard I
President, CEO, Co-founder, Lynx Worldwide, Inc.

"The Next Generation of Urban Catalysts: Making the Connection Between Research and Social Change Practices"

12 Noon-1:00 PM

Lunch
Location: Fainsod Room (Littauer 324), Kennedy School of Government

1:00-2:30 PM

Workshop with Karla Ballard II
Teamwork and Group Presentations

2:30-2:45 PM

Break

2:45-4:00 PM

How to Prepare for Graduate School Programs
Galbraith Scholar Program Alums

Porsha Cropper, Galbraith Scholar '03 and Ph.D. candidate in Government and Social Policy, Harvard UniversitY

Tomas Garcia, Galbraith Scholar '04 and Master's in Public Policy (MPP) candidate, Kennedy School of Government

4:00 PM

Workshop with Professor Jennifer Hochschild
Harvard Department of Government

"The Rise, and Fall, and Perhaps Rise of Multicultural Identity in the United States"

6:30 PM

Dinner with Graduate Students at Tamarind Bay, Harvard Square
"Dinner at the city's most inventive Indian restaurant."
(Meet in front the Charles Hotel at 6:25 PM)

Wednesday

JUNE 13, 2007

8:30-9:30 AM

Breakfast
Location: Fainsod Room (Littauer 324), Kennedy School of Government

9:30-10:30 AM

What You've Always Wanted to Know About Applying to Graduate School

With Pamela Metz, Director, Joint Ph.D. Programs in Social Policy

and Stephanie Parsons, Minority Recruitment and Student Programming Officer for Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

10:30-10:45 AM

10:45-11:30 AM

What You've Always Wanted to Know About Graduate School, The Degree in Public Policy

With Helaine Daniels, Director of the Master's in Public Policy Program, at the Kennedy School of Government

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Lunch
Location: Fainsod Room (Littauer 324), Kennedy School of Government

1:00-2:30 PM

The Insider's Guide to Graduate School

Graduate Student Panel Discussion with Harvard Ph.D. students:

Hanley Chiang, Economics
Ryan T. Moore, Government & Social Policy
Francis Shen, Government & Social Policy and Harvard Law School (J.D., 2006)
Van Tran, Sociology and Social Policy
Zoua Van, Sociology

2:45 PM

Leave for Harvard Law School from Fainsod Room

3:00-4:30 PM

Tour of Harvard Law School
With Phil Lee, Assistant Director of Admissions, Harvard Law School
(Meet in Griswold, Room 110, Harvard Law School)

Evening

Dinner and evening on your own
We will provide you a list of restaurant options around Harvard Square

Thursday

JUNE 14, 2007

8:30-9:00 AM

Breakfast
Location: Fainsod Room (Littauer 324), Kennedy School of Government

9:00-10:30

Workshop with Professor Marshall Ganz
Kennedy School of Government

"Organizing, Social Movements and Public Policy"

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-12 Noon

Workshop with Professor Jeffrey Liebman
Kennedy School of Government

"The Value of Mixing Qualitative and Quantitative Research Approaches"

12 Noon

Program Evaluation and Farewell Lunch