A wonderful article about Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón and Miami Dade College has been published in The New York Times. We are honored to have him as one of the keynote speakers for the forthcoming conference: Reimagining Democratic Socities: A New Era of Personal and Social Responsibilities? The article fits perfectly with the theme for the conference.

President Padrón is widely recognized as one of the top educational leaders in the world and is often invited to participate in educational policy forums in the United States and abroad. In 1993, President Bill Clinton recognized him as one of America’s foremost educators. President George W. Bush nominated him to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board. More recently, he represented the U.S. at UNESCO’s World Conference on Higher Education at the invitation of the Obama administration and President Obama appointed him Chairman of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. During his career he has been selected to serve on posts of national prominence by five American presidents.
Image: Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President of Miami Dade College and Chair of the American Council on Education

The conference Reimagining Democratic Socities: A New Era of Personal and Social Responsibilities? will take place 27-29 June in Oslo, Norway and is part of the cooperation between different partners committed to promoting democracy, human rights and the rule of law as well as social cohesion and intercultural dialogue, and their belief in the key role of education in furthering these goals. The conference will also be part of the events marking the 200th anniversary of the University of Oslo.

150 higher education leaders and representatives of public authorities from the United States and Europe with some participants also from other parts of the world as well as from NGOs will take part in this conference.

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