Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University

"To Right These Wrongs: Continuing the Work of Terry Sanford"

Symposium and Networking Reception

Date: Friday, April 23, 2010
Location: Sanford Classrooms and Fleishman Commons, Sanford
Building (map)
Cost: Free, Open to the Public
Parking: Metered parking - Science Drive Visitor Lot (map) or Bryan
Center (map)

Fifty years after Terry Sanford launched his campaign for governor of North Carolina, this symposium examines some of the most pressing concerns of his political career: poverty, education and racial inequality in North Carolina. During the afternoon, three panels of Sanford faculty, advocates and policymakers will explore the progress made to erase inequalities in North Carolina since the historic events of the early 1960s, as well as the challenges that remain.

Sanford Professor Robert Korstad and UNC-Chapel Hill professor James Leloudis will present their new book, To Right These Wrongs: The North Carolina Fund and the Battle to End Poverty and Inequality in 1960s America, about the work of the nonprofit North Carolina Fund, launched by Sanford. Our keynote speaker will talk about the challenges of governing and leadership. The symposium – the final event of the Sanford School Inaugural Series – also includes a networking reception, student poster sessions, and tours of the school’s new Terry Sanford photo exhibition.

3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Concurrent panel discussions (Panelist bios here.)

• “From Then to Now: Antipoverty Efforts in North Carolina” – Panelists Robert R. Korstad (Sanford School); James Leloudis (UNC); Naomi Feaste, director of Cultural Enrichment Services, Inc.; Noah Raper, program assocation at MDC; and Leslie Winner, executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
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• “The Pursuit of Equity in Health, Wealth and Citizenship” – Panelists William A. Darity Jr., Sherman James (both Sanford School faculty) and Dani Martinez-Moore of the NC Justice Center; moderated by Anna Gassman-Pines (Sanford).
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• “Facing the Achievement Gap from Kindergarten to College” – Panelists Helen Ladd, Jacob Vigdor, (both Sanford School faculty) Fredrick A. Davis, member of Durham Public Schools Board, and R. Scott Ralls, president of the N.C. Community College System.
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5:00 – 6:30 p.m.  Reception with book discussion and signing

• Welcome by Dean Bruce Kuniholm
• Tom Lambeth, Senior Fellow at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation recalls working with Terry Sanford
• Alex Harris, professor of public policy, talks about creating the exhibit "Terry Sanford: An American Original"
• Robert Korstad, Sanford professor of public policy and James Leloudis, UNC professor of history, will discuss and sign copies of their book about the North Carolina Fund.

6:30 - 8:00 p.m. The Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture:

“Terry Sanford’s Outrageous Ambition: An Audacious Adventure of Making North Carolina All It Can and Ought to Be” by N.C. State Senator Dan Blue.
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PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE FOR THIS EVENT.

For hotel and other visitor information, visit the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau, Durham Chamber of Commerce, and Downtown Durham, Inc

For more information about these special events, contact the Sanford School Special Event Planner Mary Lindsley at (919) 613-7312 or email her.

Book about the North Carolina Fund, by Robert Korstad and James Leloudis