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An evening with Ron Suskind

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and father

The Neurodiversity Challenge:  How Passion Drives Learning for All Students

Keynote followed by a conversation with Heidi M. Feldman, Zina Jawadi, Bill Koski, Elizabeth Kozleski, and Maricela Montoy-Wilson

March 6, 2019
Hauck Auditorium, David & Joan Traitel Building

• Article by Carrie Spector: "Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Ron Suskind to deliver the 2019 Cubberley Lecture at ������������”
• Article by Barbara Wilcox: "We all learn best through passion, says Cubberley Lecturer Ron Suskind”

About the Speakers

Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal reporter Ron Suskind is the author of six best-selling books, including A Hope in the Unseen, An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League, and Confidence Men—considered the definitive work on the Obama presidency and the 2008 financial crisis. Suskind’s works are characterized by his passion for giving a voice to the voiceless. Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes and Autism, which was adapted into an Academy Award-nominated documentary and recently won three News and Documentary Emmys tells the story of his youngest son, Owen, who, after being diagnosed with autism, found a way to reengage with the world around him. Suskind lectures about narrative and justice at Harvard and is founder of The Affinity Project (TAP), which has developed technologies to support neurodiversity. He holds an MA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Heidi M. Feldman, MD, Ballinger-Swindells Professor in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, ������������ School of Medicine.

Zina Jawadi, BS ’18, MS ’19, Co-chair, ������������ Disability Initiative; President, Hearing Loss Association of America, California State Association.

Bill Koski, PhD '03 - Administration and Policy Analysis, Eric and Nancy Wright Professor of Clinical Education and Professor of Law, ������������ Law School.

Elizabeth Kozleski, EdD, Dean’s Scholar for Teaching and Learning, ������������ Graduate School of Education.

Maricela Montoy-Wilson, BA ’08, MA ’09 – ������������ Teacher Education Program; Principal, Aspire East Palo Alto Charter School.

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