Selected Presentations & Appearances
The Aftermath of Early Algebra: Evidence from North Carolina
· November 25, 2013
Lecture
IES-PIRT Program, NYU
The Aftermath of Early Algebra: Evidence from North Carolina
· November 7, 2013
Lecture
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington DC
The Market for College Since 1970
· November 1, 2013
Lecture
Cornell University
Discussant for "Amateur Athletics: Two Strikes against the Sweetheart Deal between Big-Time College Sports and the Tax System"
· October 25, 2013
Lecture
National Center on Philanthropy and the Law, NYU
The Aftermath of Early Algebra: Evidence from North Carolina
· October 17, 2013
Lecture
Teachers College, Columbia University
The Aftermath of Early Algebra: Evidence from North Carolina
· November 25, 2013
Lecture
IES-PIRT Program, NYU
The Aftermath of Early Algebra: Evidence from North Carolina
· November 7, 2013
Lecture
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington DC
The Market for College Since 1970
· November 1, 2013
Lecture
Cornell University
Discussant for "Amateur Athletics: Two Strikes against the Sweetheart Deal between Big-Time College Sports and the Tax System"
· October 25, 2013
Lecture
National Center on Philanthropy and the Law, NYU
The Aftermath of Early Algebra: Evidence from North Carolina
· October 17, 2013
Lecture
Teachers College, Columbia University
Scholastic Segregation in the Age of Meritocracy
· October 1, 2013
Lecture
Straus Institute, NYU
Some Applications of Math and Mathematical Modeling in the Social Sciences
· September 26, 2013
Lecture
U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York
Big-Time University Athletics
· June 22, 2013
Lecture
North Carolina Bar Association Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC
Big-Time College Sports: Questions a Martian Might Ask
· January 29, 2013
Lecture
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Panel member, “Big-Time Sports: What Needs to Change?”, Panel Discussion with Taylor Branch, William Friday, and Charles T. Clotfelter, UNC-Chapel Hill, February 28, 2012.
· December 15, 2012
Invited Talk
Panel presentation, “Big Time University Athletics: The Changing Landscape” Annual Meeting of the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents, Asheville, NC, October 13, 2012.
· December 15, 2012
Invited Talk
Discussant, “The Charitable Contribution Deduction: Reform and Simplification,” National Center for Philanthropy and the Law, School of Law, New York University, October 18-19, 2012.
· December 15, 2012
Invited Talk
Interview, CBS Evening News, Record Lottery Jackpot, March 31, 1212.
· December 15, 2012
Other
“College Sports: You Got a Problem with That?” John Locke Foundation, Shaftesbury Society, January 16, 2012.
· December 15, 2012
Lecture
“College Sports: Money Changers in the Temple,” Boston College, February 2, 2012.
· December 15, 2012
Lecture
“The Two Faces of Big-Time College Sports,” Annual Meeting of N.C. Bank Directors, Greensboro, NC, March 5, 2012.
· December 15, 2012
Lecture
“What?! You Don’t Take College Sports Seriously?” D.K. Smith Lecture, Middlebury College, April 5, 2012.
· December 15, 2012
Lecture
“When the government promotes gambling: A budget solution or a state-sponsored exploitation?” N.C. Policy Watch Crucial Conversation, Raleigh, March 27, 2012
· December 15, 2012
Lecture
“Big-Time College Sports: Mitigating the Academic-Athletic Divide,” American Education Research Association, Vancouver, CA, April 15, 2012
· December 15, 2012
Lecture
College Sport Research Institute conference, Chapel Hill, NC, April 20, 2012.
· December 15, 2012
Lecture
“Charitable Giving and Tax Policy in the U.S.,” Paper presented at the Centre for Economic Policy Research Public Policy Conference on Altruism and Charitable Giving, May 11-12, 2012, at the Paris School of Economics in Paris.
· December 15, 2012
Lecture
“Big-Time College Sports: Questions a Martian Might Have,” Address to Division IA Faculty Athletic Representatives, Dallas, TX, September 23, 2012.
· July 1, 2012
Lecture
Sports and Populism at State U
· November 4, 2011
Lecture
Spencer Award Lecture, APPAM
Success in Community Colleges: Do Institutions Differ?
· November 3, 2011
Lecture
APPAM meetings, Washington DC
Is Commercial Sports a Core University Function?
· October 25, 2011
Lecture
Northwestern University Graduate Program in Human Development and Social Policy
Is Early Algebra Worth It?
· October 7, 2011
Lecture
University of Notre Dame
Some Economics of Big-Time College Sports
· October 6, 2011
Lecture
University of Notre Dame
Should Commercial Sports be in University Mission Statements?
· April 21, 2011
Lecture
University of North Carolina, College Sport Research Institute Conference
Teachers, Labor Markets, and the Effect of Policies Outside the Classroom
· April 18, 2011
Lecture
HBCU-ETS Collaboration Conference, Winston-Salem State University
Big-Time Sports in American Universities
· April 1, 2011
Lecture
Texas Schools Project, University of Texas, Dallas
Big-Time Sports and the Quality of American Universities
· March 25, 2011
Lecture
Association for Education Finance and Policy meetings, Seattle
American Universiteis in a Global Market
· February 2, 2011
Lecture
North Carolina State University School of Education
Is Big-Time Sports a Core Function of Universities?
· January 27, 2011
Lecture
Stanford University Center for Education Policy Analysis
The Power of 'March Madness'
· December 17, 2010
Lecture
Southern Economic Association, Atlanta
Big Time: The Reign of Commercial Athletics in American Universities
· December 17, 2010
Lecture
University of Virginia, Curry School of Education
Big Time: The Reign of Commercial Athletics in American Universities
· December 17, 2010
Lecture
University of Georgia
Teacher Mobility, School Segregation, and Salary-Based Policies to Level the Playing Field
· December 17, 2010
Lecture
American Education Finance Association, Richmond, VA
Entertainment and the Mission of the University
· December 17, 2010
Lecture
Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington
Big-Time College Athletics as Values Education
· December 17, 2010
Lecture
Center for Leadership in Athletics, University of Washington
New Destinations, New Trajectories? The Educational Attainment and Persistence of Hispanic Youth in North Carolina
· December 17, 2010
Lecture
Association for Public Policy and Management, Boston
Is Sports in Your University's Mission Statement?
· December 17, 2010
Lecture
Georgetown Institute of Public Policy, Georgetown University
After-dinner talk to the Kniight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
· December 17, 2010
Lecture
Washington, DC
Athletics, University Aims, and the Prospects for Reform
· December 17, 2010
Lecture
Keynote Address, Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics, San Diego State University
School Segregation under Color-blind Jurisprudence: The Case of North Carolina
· December 12, 2008
Lecture
REGSS Colloquium, SSRI
“Teacher Mobility: Enemy of Equity?," Seminar given at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
· April 18, 2008
Lecture
Teacher Mobility: Enemy of Equity? Seminar given at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
· April 2, 2008
Lecture