Professor Diana Hess, the Karen A. Falk Distinguished Chair of Education at University of Wisconsin, Madison, is a global expert on modeling difficult conversations among school-age children and developing classroom practices that foster democratic engagement. She is a former high school social studies teacher herself.

We invite the public to join us at the following events:

Keynote Address with Professor Diana Hess
Wednesday, February 26
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Luke Lecture Hall, Wo International Center

Education and Democracy Now: Roundtable Perspectives
 - Professor Diana Hess
 - Dr. Michael Latham, Punahou School President
 - Dr. Amber Makaiau, Director Hanahau‘oli School Professional Development Center
 - Professor Troy Andrade, Joanna Lau Sullivan Distinguished Professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law, UH Mānoa
Thursday, February 27
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Luke Lecture Hall, Wo International Center