Social psychologists have learned a lot about how students’ sense of who they are and what is expected of them greatly influence academic achievement. This panel assembles leading lights to offer insight on the latest research in this field, and cutting-edge ideas about how digital technology might help or hinder educational ambitions.

Geoff Cohen, the James G. March Professor of Organizational Studies in Education and Business, Stanford Graduate School of Education; and Professor, Department of Psychology, studies processes related to identity maintenance and their implications for social problems.

Carol Dweck, the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor, Stanford University Department of Psychology, studies the self-conceptions (or mindsets) people use to structure the self and guide their behavior.

Claude Steele, the I. James Quillen Dean, Stanford Graduate School of Education; and the Lucie Stern Professor Emeritus of Psychology, studies stereotype threat and its application to minority student academic performance.

Moderated by Deborah Stipek, the Judy Koch Professor in Education, Stanford Graduate School of Education, who studies instructional effects on children's achievement motivation, early childhood education, elementary education, and school reform.

This event is open to the public. Seating is limited.

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