Westminster Town Hall Forum

James Comer is a psychiatrist, social scientist, activist and educator. He is a Professor of Child Psychiatry and Director of the School Development Program at Yale University's Child Study Center. Identified as one of the key leaders at the forefront of reforming troubled urban schools, he has gained national prominence for his success in improving the academic performance of high-risk children in the New Haven public schools. In 1990, his work was recognized by the Rockefeller Foundation with an award of $15 million to encourage the widespread adoption of his pioneering method for educating at-risk students.

Jill Conway is a scholar, author, and professor in the fields of history, education, and women's studies. Born in New South Wales, Australia, she received a B. A. from the University of Sydney and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. She was president of Smith College from 1975 to 1985, and since 1985, she has been a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to numerous articles, she has published two books, including The First Generation of American Women Graduates.

Joyce Brothers is widely-known for helping Americans understand how their emotions influence their lives. She brings her message to America through broadcasts on NBC Radio's program Newsline and as a regular columnist for Good Housekeeping magazine. Her daily column appears in more than 350 newspapers, and her books have been translated into 26 languages.

Maya Angelou is a poet, dancer, historian, and one of America's leading performing artists. She is the author of the book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Philip Boffey is the science policy correspondent for The New York Times. He recently visited relief camps in Ethiopia and examined the medical effects of the chemical accident in Bhopal, India. He is President of the National Association of Science Writers.

Ramon Cortines has served as chancellor of the New York public school system since 1993. Before accepting this position, he had been Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs in the U.S. Department of Education during the Clinton Administration. In a career spanning more than 30 years, he has taught and held administrative positions in virtually all levels of the public school system. He served as Superintendent of Schools for the Pasadena Unified School District, for the San Jose Unified School District, and for the San Francisco Unified School District. Before joining the Clinton Administration, he was a consultant professor at Stanford University, serving as Associate Director of the Pew Charitable Trust Forum on School Reform.

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Robert Ballard is the director of the Center for Marine Exploration at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and director and founder of the JASON Foundation for Education. He is a marine scientist and oceanographic explorer, researching advanced deep-water exploration technology to study the ocean floor. He is the author or co-author of over fifty journal articles and scientific papers and is the recipient of numerous scientific awards. He has led or participated in nearly 100 deep-sea expeditions, including the expeditions that discovered the R.M.S. Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck.

Robert Coles is professor of Psychiatry and Medical Humanities at Harvard Medical School and an award-winning author and editor. He is acclaimed for his ongoing research on how children obtain their political convictions and moral values.

Robert McAfee Brown is professor of Theology and Ethics at the Graduate Theological Union's Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. He has taught at Amherst College, Union Theological Seminary, Macalester College, and Stanford University. In his presentation, he will respond to the issues raised by the Moral Majority and similar movements in America today.