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Inequality and the American Dream
January 22, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Inequality and the American Dream
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Time: 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
Location: Burr and Burton Academy, Hunter Seminar Room
Fee: $15 in advance; $20 at the door
GUEST SPEAKER:
Matt Lawrence
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Middlebury College
Public discussions and policy debates often mention rising income inequality as one of the greatest challenges. This talk will consider how recent trends in economic inequality shape our local, state, and national communities today. We will discuss how inequalities in income and wealth shape the prospects for upward mobility for future generations. And we will examine whether improving education – long seen as the most forceful way to strengthen social and economic opportunity – can still reduce inequality and its consequences.