Barack Obama and American Democracy
An International Conference March 1-3, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Location: Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
9:00am– 9:15am:
Remarks by President Anthony Monaco
Peggy Newell, Provost Ad Interim
Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
9:15am-9:20am: Welcome by Peniel E. Joseph, Tufts University
9:20am– 9:55am: Morning keynote address, Jeremi Suri, University of Texas-Austin
9:55am-10:15am: Q & A
10:15am-10:30am: Break
10:30am – 12:00pm: Obama and the Joshua Generation
Facilitator: Peniel Joseph, Tufts University
Panelists: Patrick Sylvain, Brown University
John Stauffer, Harvard University
Angela Ards, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute
Sherman Teichman, Tufts University
12:00pm-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm– 3:00pm: The Obama Doctrine: American Foreign Policy in an Era of War and Peace
Facilitators: Jeanne Penvenne, Tufts University; Kris Manjapra, Tufts University
Panelists: Olufemi Vaughan, Bowdoin College
Dino Kritsiotis, University of Nottingham
Jeremy Levitt, Florida A & M University College of Law
Vali Nasr, Tufts University/ Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
3:00pm-3:15pm: Break
3:30pm-5:00pm: Obama Cares?: Health Care Law, Democracy, and Global Medicine
Facilitator: Harry Selker, Tufts University Medical Center
Panelists: Joyce Sackey, Tufts University School of Medicine
Morissa Sobelson, Mannatt Health Solutions
Ezra Barzilay, US Public Health Service
Friday, March 2, 2012
Location: Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
9:00am-9:45am: Morning keynote address by Matthew C. Whitaker, Arizona State University
9:45am-10:00am: Q&A
10:00am–10:15am: Break
10:15am– 11:45am: From Michelle Obama to Michele Bachmann: Gender Matters in the Obama Era
Facilitator: Peniel Joseph, Tufts University
Panelists: Rhonda Y. Williams, Case Western Reserve University
Sharon Harley, University of Maryland
Kim McLarin, Emerson College
12:00pm – 1:15pm: Lunch
1:15pm– 2:45pm: Hope and Change?: Assessing Obama’s Domestic and International Policies
Facilitator: Yohuru Williams, Fairfield University
Panelists: Ricky Jones, University of Louisville
Pearl Robinson, Tufts University
Patrick Sylvain, Brown University
James Jennings, Tufts University
2:45pm– 3:00pm: Break
3:00pm– 4:30pm: What Barack Obama Means for American Democracy
Facilitator: Peniel Joseph, Tufts University
Panelists: John Stauffer, Harvard University
Ricky Jones, University of Louisville
Brooks D. Simpson, Arizona State University
Matthew Whitaker, Arizona State University
4:30pm– 4:45pm: Break
4:45pm– 5:15pm: Evening Keynote address by Yohuru Williams, Fairfield University
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Location: Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
9:00am-9:45am: Morning keynote by Professor Sonia Sanchez, Temple University, Emeritus
9:45am-10:15am: Q & A
10:15am-10:30am: Break
10:30am-12:00pm: Civic Engagement and the Media in the Age of Obama
Facilitator: Peniel Joseph
Panelists: Peter Levine, Tufts University
Mark Barnes, Rutgers University
Sam Sommers, Tufts University
Phillip Martin, WGBH Reporter, Basic Black Contributor
12:00pm-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm-3:30pm: From the Tea Party to Occupy Wall Street
Facilitator: Dale Bryan, Tufts University
Panelists: Angela Ards, Du Bois Institute
Jeremy Levitt, Florida A & M Universty
Yohuru Williams, Fairfield University
Rhonda Y. Williams, Case Western Reserve University
John Stauffer, Harvard University
Matthew Whitaker, Arizona State University
Peniel Joseph, Tufts University
Sonia Sanchez, Temple University
4:00pm: closing reception in the Fung House