Public Keynote Address – Educating our Nation: Public Schools and Our Democracy, Past, Present, and Future by Dr. Johann Neem

All are welcome to attend.

Date: August 3rd 2023

Location: Skaggs Lecture Hall in the Micron Business and Economics Building

Free Parking in Brady Garage (follow instructions on payment Kiosk)

Public Keynote Address

Educating our Nation: Public Schools and Our Democracy, Past, Present, and Future by Dr. Johann Neem

Using his personal story as an immigrant attending America’s public schools and extensive research, Dr. Neem explores the original purposes of public education in forging a nation and asks us to step back, take stock, and understand public schools past and present so we can improve their future. Dr. Neem is a professor of American History at Western Washington University and editor of the Journal of the Early Republic. His research focuses on the history of American democracy, with particular interest in institutions that foster active and capable democratic citizens.

Sponsored by:

The Symposium on Civic and History Education

CapEd Credit Union

Idaho Humanities Council

Boise State University