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Below you will find an alphabetical listing of Council staff currently working on projects for the Center. You can also view our staff’s expertise by issue or region by selecting the appropriate link below. In addition to this sorting control, you can search for specific subjects within the alphabetical, regional, and issue categories by choosing from the selections in the drop-down menu below.
Senior Fellow for Economic Policy and Director of the Center for Universal Education
Former national economic adviser and coauthor of the Council report What Works in Girls’ Education. Current work examines ways to extend education to displaced children and those living in emergency situations.
Economic policy; international education assistance.
Washington, DC
June 23, 2008
The Center for Universal Education will host Linda Rottenberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Endeavor Global, a leader in supporting emerging entrepreneurs worldwide, and Dina Habib Powell, Director of Global Corporate Engagement at Goldman Sachs, for a lunchtime discussion about the need for financing the development of greater financial and managerial talent in developing countries. In particular, they will examine what type of education is needed and scalable for women in developing and emerging economies to create this new class of entrepreneurs, managers, and financial leaders who will develop and grow small and medium enterprises.
Bloomberg Commentary
Gene Sperling
May 1, 2008
Among the casualties of the food crisis will be the schooling of millions of the world's poorest children. The connection is as simple as a school lunch.
Today, 72 million children worldwide are denied access to a basic education. In addition, over 226 million youth are denied the opportunity to attend secondary school.
Global Education Action Week was April 20-27, 2008.
Through the Council on Foreign Relations, the Center for Universal Education conducted outreach for a youth training that brought over 50 young students from across the country to Washington, DC to learn about education in developing countries.
For more information on the CUE, contact:
Gene Sperling
Senior Fellow for Economic Studies
Director, Center for Universal Education
+1-202-518-3401
Anda Adams
Associate Director
+1-202-518-3404
Victoria Palomo
Research Associate
+1-202-518-3472
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