The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers

Date & time

Nov 14, 2025, 12:00-1:30 pm EST

Location

School of Social Work Building
The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers Josh Cowen, Professor of Education Policy, Michigan State University College of Education Friday, November 14, noon ET SSW ECC 1840 The Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person and virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. Our goal is to help build a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together. This series is free and open to the public as well as being a one-credit course for U-M students (SWK 503, Course #25751). In-person talks include coffee, cookies, and the chance to ask the speakers questions or watch the livestream on YouTube.