Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit

‘Great teacher’ to speak at inaugural Charles V. Willie Distinguished Lecture Series

Monday, February 3, 2003, By News Staff
Share

‘Great teacher’ to speak at inaugural Charles V. Willie Distinguished Lecture SeriesFebruary 03, 2003Michele M. Jachimmmjachim@syr.edu

Richard J. Light will be the featured speaker for the first Charles V. Willie Distinguished Lecture, Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. Light’s lecture, “Making the Most of College,” is sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, as is the reception that will follow.

Light’s honors and accolades include recognition as ‘one of America’s great teachers’ by Vanderbilt University and receipt of the Harvard University Press’ Virginia and Warren Stone Prize for his acclaimed book on education and society, “Making the Most of College-Students Speak Their Minds.” Light is the Walter H. Gale professor of education at Harvard University, where he teaches statistics and research design with respect to challenging problems in American education. He has authored or co-authored seven books, including Summing it Up (Harvard University Press, 1984), By Design (Harvard University Press, 1990), and Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds (Harvard University Press, 2001). Light has served as president of the American Evaluation Association, and a member of the Board of the American Association of Higher Education, and of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. An expert in assessment, higher education curricula, and reform issues, Light holds several positions on national boards and panels, including the Panel on Youth for the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for Higher Education.

“We consider ourselves very fortunate to have Richard Light on campus to help our continuous quest for knowledge about helping students maximize their learning experiences here at Syracuse University,” says Barry L. Wells, senior vice president and dean of student affairs. “His selection symbolizes an on-going commitment by the Division of Student Affairs to a student development philosophy focused on student learning and academic success that Dr. Willie embraced and advocated during his tenure here.”

The distinguished lecture, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, is named after Charles V. Willie, the vice president of student affairs at Syracuse University from 1972 to 1974. Before his appointment as vice president, Willie was affiliated with Syracuse University as a graduate student, professor, and chairman of the Department of Sociology. The grandson of slaves and a classmate of Martin Luther King Jr., at Morehouse College, Willie is the author of more than 100 articles and 25 books on issues of race, education, and urban communities.

He is currently the Charles William Elliot Professor of Education Emeritus at the Harvard University School of Education. Willie’s colleagues at Syracuse University describe him as a true champion for the needs of all students, and as a gentleman with the utmost integrity and compassion who encourages and inspires others by setting high standards and living by those standards.

For more information contact the Office of the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs at 443-4357 or via e-mail at mjcuster@syr.edu.

  • Author

News Staff

  • Recent
  • Eight New Recruits Begin Campus Peace Officer Academy
    Thursday, May 19, 2022, By Christine Weber
  • Media Tip Sheet: Consequences of China Lockdown
    Thursday, May 19, 2022, By Vanessa Marquette
  • Dean Rajiv ‘Raj’ Dewan to Step Down as Dean of the School of Information Studies
    Thursday, May 19, 2022, By News Staff
  • 2022 Graduates Reflect on Service as Academic Coaches
    Thursday, May 19, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid
  • Funding Expands for Newhouse Professors’ Work on Technology to Combat Fake News
    Wednesday, May 18, 2022, By Wendy S. Loughlin

More In Uncategorized

Syracuse Views Spring 2022

We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience using #SyracuseU on social media, fill out a submission…

“Alexis Patterson has been missing since 2002. Odds are you don’t know her story.”

Research from Carol Liebler, professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was featured in the USA Today story “Alexis Patterson has been missing since 2002. Odds are you don’t know her story.” Liebler studies media coverage of missing children and…

“Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved”

David Larsen, associate professor of public health in the Falk College, was quoted in The Associated Press article “Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved.” Larsen, who is an expert on epidemiology, explained that intense mask mandates will…

“J.C. Penney is reinventing itself. Again.”

Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was quoted in the Retail Dive story “J.C. Penney is reinventing itself. Again.” Wimer, who studies retail marketing and planning, explained that J.C. Penney’s current efforts to rebrand itself may…

“Can Supermarket Design Really Impact What You Buy?”

Shelley Kohan, adjunct faculty member in the Whitman School, was interviewed for the VeryWell Mind story “Can Supermarket Design Really Impact What You Buy?” Kohan, a retail executive with 25 years of experience, explained that many grocery stores are following…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2022 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.