Education
Spring Semester 2009
Be sure to join us for the next Open Classroom Policy Series this Fall Semester 2009:
The 21st Century City: Urban Opportunities and Challenges in a Global Context
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Barry Bluestone
Dean, School of Social Science, Urban Affairs and Public Policy
Director, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
Northeastern University
Paul Grogan
President, The Boston Foundation
Board Member, School of Social Science, Urban Affairs and Public Policy
Thursday Evenings, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
The Open Classroom Policy Series for Spring Semester 2009 Has Concluded
Economic Growth with EquityOn April 15, 2009 Professors Barry Bluestone and Cathy Minehan led a discussion synthesizing the many insights and perspectives from the lectures throughout the semester. Click here for a copy of their powerpoint presentation.
Feedback Survey
Please give us feedback about the course so that we can improve future programs. Click here for the quick online survey. Surveys submitted by May 4 will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 gift card.
Class Sessions from Spring Semester 2009
Week 1: Introduction
Barry Bluestone, Cathy Minehan
Week 2: New vs. Old Models of Economic Growth
Robert Solow, Lynn Browne
Week 3: Political and Legal Requirements for Economic Growth
Jeswald Salacuse
Week 4: What Explains America's Post-World War II "Glory Days"?
Barry Bluestone
Week 5: Why has America become more Unequal in Income and Wealth?
Tom Shapiro, Barry Bluestone
Week 6: What can the Government do to foster Economic Growth and Stable Prices?
William Dickens
Week 7: How Much Regulation of Financial Institutions do we Need?
Benjamin Friedman, Cathy Minehan
Week 8: Economic Growth and Cities
Barry Bluestone
Week 10: How do International Trade and Immigration affect Economic Growth and Economic Opportunity?
Andrew Tilton, Catherine Mann
Week 11: How do Trade Unions and Labor Market Policies affect Economic Growth and Economic Opportunity?
Thomas Kochan, Lisa Lynch, Steve Vallas
Week 12: How does Education affect Economic Growth and Economic Opportunity?
Claudia Goldin and Larry Katz
Week 13: How do we grow and be "green" at the same time? Economic growth and environmental sustainability.
Danny Faber, Joan Fitzgerald, and Stephanie Pollack
Week 14: Final Class
Barry Bluestone and Cathy Minehan
About the Open Classroom Policy Series
This is the School's third "open classroom" policy series, through which we select one graduate-level seminar and open it up to the public each semester. Each week we feature prominent guest lecturers with real-world expertise and experience. The first series was offered in Spring Semester of 2008 and focused on the 21st Century City: Challenges and Opportunities. It was co-taught by Paul Grogan, President of the Boston Foundation and Barry Bluestone, Dean of the School of Social Science, Urban Affairs, and Public Policy. That first series featured guests such as Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, and was attended by policymakers, policy advocates, businesspeople, and residents from throughout the region.
The second series, this past Fall Semester, focused on “Policy Advice to the Next President” and was co-taught by Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts, 1988 Democratic nominee for President, and current Northeastern professor of political science, as well as Bob Culver, CEO of MassDevelopment, the state’s lead agency for economic development.
Each seminar in the series is free and open to the public. To receive updates about the seminar as well as other news and information from the School, e-mail policyschool@neu.edu . Click here for course syllabus. Click here for the complete video playlist.
Directions: All seminars take place in Room 20 in West Village F, located at 40 Leon Street (#23F on the NU campus map). The Northeastern campus is located conveniently on the Orange and Green Lines of the T. Parking on an hourly basis is available at the Renaissance Park Garage on Columbus Avenue (#62 on the campus map).
All press and public queries: John Sarvey (j.sarvey@neu.edu)
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