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September 6, 1994
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sujata Massey
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1994 Eisenhower Symposium Focuses on Children's
Issues
Children's problems and issues will be discussed at the 1994
Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium, Oct. 4 through Dec. 1 at The
Johns Hopkins University. This is the first time in the student-
organized lecture series' 28-year history that childhood is being
addressed; it is also the first time that two women are chairing
the program.
"American children's lives are a microcosm of our society's
problems, from AIDS' impact on children to parental custody
battles and violence in schools," said Margaret Huh, who is co-
chairing "Without a Voice: Dilemmas of Growing Up in America"
with fellow senior Indrani Pia Pyne. "The symposium's aim is to
present speakers to the Baltimore community who can illustrate
both the realities and possible solutions for children in
crisis."
All lectures take place at 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted, in
Shriver Hall at the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus, 3400 N.
Charles Street in Baltimore. Admission is free, and no
reservations are needed. For information, call (410) 516-7683.
The symposium schedule is as follows:
Oct. 4 Marlin Fitzwater, White House press secretary
during the Reagan and Bush administrations
The Media and Children
Oct. 13 Jeanne White, mother of the late Ryan White and
founder of the Ryan White AIDS Foundation
AIDS and Children
Oct. 18 William Durden, director of the Johns Hopkins
Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
America's Anti-Intellectualism and its Effect
of Children
Nov. 1 Joe Clark, former principal and controversial
reformer in New Jersey public high schools
The Role of Discipline and Structure in
Children's Lives
Nov. 3 Stephanie Coontz, author of The Way We Never
Were
The Current Status of Parenting and Families
Dec. 1 Marcia Robinson-Lowry, director of the
children's rights division of the American
Civil Liberties Union
Children and the Legal System
These additional symposium activities will take place in
Shriver Hall, all free:
Childhood Film Forum, at 7 p.m.
Feature, short and documentary films for adults
about children.
Oct. 25 Boyz n the Hood with What Right Has a Child and
This is Only a Mouse
Oct. 27 Lean on Me with Everyday Miracle and
Chromophobia
Nov. 15 Children's Health Care Issues, at 8 p.m.
The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
presents a town hall-style meeting with
panel discussion.
Nov. 29 Plight of the Inner City Child: A Town Meeting,
at 8 p.m.
A panel of parents, educators and other
community leaders will debate problems and
solutions.
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