Pathways to Equal Opportunity: Vocational-Technical Education & the Liberal Arts

A century ago, two prominent African-American educators, W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington, initiated a national debate between proponents of vocational-technical education and those who favor liberal arts as the best means of achieving equality of opportunity. This debate continues today. Please join us as a noted historian, biographer, college president, and reformers discuss this important and timeless education policy topic.