[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Univ-Hall-tower.jpg” caption=”The first McMaster Seminar on Higher Education: Practice, Policy, and Public Life, organized by the Office of the President, the Centre for Leadership in Learning and the Public Intellectuals Project, is scheduled for November 21 at 7 p.m. in the Student Centre’s CIBC Hall. File photo.”]A new lecture series aims to increase discussion and dialogue about the questions and
challenges facing colleges and universities.

The first McMaster Seminar on Higher Education: Practice, Policy, and Public Life,
organized by the Office of the President, the Centre for Leadership in Learning and the
Public Intellectuals Project, is scheduled for November 21 at 7 p.m. in the Student
Centre's CIBC Hall.

The series will kick off with a talk by Christopher Newfield titled “Rebuilding the
University: From the Innovation Economy to Craft Society”.

“The series is intended to promote dialogue and critical thought about
post-secondary education and the role of the university in our society,”
said President Patrick Deane. “My hope is that people from all parts of the
University and the broader Hamilton community will take advantage of these
opportunities to engage in this very important discussion.”

The five lectures included in the series will address many of the issues Deane wrote
about in href=”http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/images/forwardwithintegrity.pdf”>Forward With
Integrity: A Letter to the McMaster Community.

Two of the talks will feature winners of the President's Awards for Teaching Excellence.

The series will occur annually and organizers will accept recommendations for future
speakers.