St. John’s held forums and conferences addressing critical
21st-century issues. These include:
- “The Human Dignity of Women in Contemporary Society,” held at
the U.N. and cosponsored by the University’s Vincentian Center for
Church and Society, the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See
to the U.N. and the Path to Peace Foundation
- The School of Law’s symposium on “Race,
Culture, Class and Crisis in Child Welfare: Theory into
Practice" brought together distinguished scholars and
practioners from diverse disciplines
- The School of Law’s International
Association of Judges conference attracted jurists from
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Taiwan and
the United States
- The School of Education hosted New York’s first citywide forums
launching an ongoing conversation about vital middle school
education issues and produced a report on its findings that has
been made available nationwide to education institutions and
related organizations
- NYU Professor of Education and former Assistant Secretary of
Education Diane Ravich discussing “A Dissident View of the
Bloomberg School Reforms” was the keynote speaker at The School
of Education’s annual Carol Gresser Forum
- The Vincentian Center held a three-day conference on “Languages
for Peace: Respect, Dialogue, Understanding, Tolerance”