Hear Michelle Miller-Adams and WMUK-FM's Gordan Evans discuss President Obama's visit to Kalamazoo and what it means for the Kalamazoo Promise, June 8, 2010. Audio source: WMUK. Copyright WMUK, 2010.
Hear Michelle Miller-Adams discuss the Kalamazoo Promise at the City Club of Cleveland, April 30, 2010.
- Full presentation (55 min. 34 sec.)
- Introduction & Kalamazoo Promise speech (30 min. 35 sec.)
- Questions & answers (21 min. 53 sec.)
Hear Michelle Miller-Adams discuss her book, The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewal in Kalamazoo, with WMUK-FM's Gordon Evans, April 17, 2009. Audio source: WMUK. Copyright WMUK, 2009.
- Full interview (38 min. 50 sec.)
- On-air segment #1 (4 min. 30 sec.)
- On-air segment #2 (4 min. 30 sec.)
Past Engagements
Newark, NJ – Presentation to Newark Funders, January 24, 2012
Location: New Jersey Historical Society
Washington, DC – APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 3-5, 2011
Location: Washington Marriott and Westin Grand Hotel
Kalamazoo, MI - Michigan Political Leadership Program, sponsored by the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Michigan State University, July 16, 2011, 1 pm
Location: Air Zoo
Presentation: Building Assets for Community Change
Pittsburgh, PA – PromiseNet 2011, October 19-21, 2011, Renaissance Pittsburgh
Presentation: Economic Development Impact of Promise Programs
Kalamazoo, MI – "The Kalamazoo Promise: Progress and Challenges," Kiwanis Club of Kalamazoo, May 18, 2011, 12 noon, Radisson Plaza Hotel
Allendale, MI – "The Kalamazoo Promise: Avenues for Research," Political Science Department Brown Bag Seminar, Grand Valley State University, April 20, 2011, 11 am
Kalamazoo, MI – "Can Universal Scholarship Programs Reduce Inequality? Lessons from Kalamazoo," Brown Bag Seminar at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, March 9, 2011, 1:30 pm
Kalamazoo, MI – "The Kalamazoo Promise at Five: Progress and Challenges," Third Thursday at Friendship Village, February 17, 2011
Allendale, MI – “Can Universal Scholarship Programs Reduce Inequality? Lessons from Kalamazoo,” Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration at Grand Valley State University, January 24, 2011
Kalamazoo, MI - "The Kalamazoo Promise at Five: Progress and Challenges," Kalamazoo Area Labor Management Committee, November 17, 2010
Washington, DC – College Board Forum, October 27-29, 2010
Location: Washington Hilton
Presentation: "Community Transformation Through Place-Based Scholarships" (with Janice Brown and Brandy Johnson)
Michigan Political Leadership Program, sponsored by the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Michigan State University, July 17, 2010, 9 am
Location: Radisson Plaza Hotel
Presentation: Building Assets for Community Change
Frankfort, MI – Frankfort Rotary Club, July 14, 2010, 12 noon
Location: Betsie Bay Inn
Presentation: The Kalamazoo Promise: Progress and Challenges
PromiseNet 2010, Kalamazoo, June 16-18, 2010
PEAK, June 2, 2010, 12 noon, The Park Club
Cleveland, OH – The City Club of Cleveland, April 30, 2010, 12:30 pm
Chicago, IL – Midwest Political Science Association National Conference, April 23, 2010
Presentation: Can Universal, Place-Based Scholarships Reduce Inequality? Lessons from Kalamazoo, Michigan
Battle Creek, MI - W.K. Kellogg Foundation Board of Trustees, April 14, 2010 -- members and invitees only
Gull Lake Area Rotary Club, January 7, 2010, 7:30 am
Location: Richland Area Community Center
Allendale, MI – Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society), November 17, 2009, 2:30 pm
Location: 114 Lake Michigan Hall, Grand Valley State University
Presentation: Building Assets for Community Change
Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Pre-College and Youth Outreach Conference, University of Michigan, November 15-16, 2009
Presentation: The Kalamazoo Promise and the Path to College Readiness
Presentation: Universal, Place-Based Scholarship Programs: A New Model for College Access (with Shelley Strickland)
Hadassah General Meeting, November 1, 12:30 pm, Food Dance
Presentation: The Kalamazoo Promise: Progress and Challenges
Whites Road/Edgemoor/Bronson Boulevard Neighborhood, October 29, 2009, 7 pm
Location: Grace Christian Reformed Church
Presentation: The Kalamazoo Promise: Progress and Challenges
Rotary Club of Kalamazoo, MI, October 26, 2009, 12 noon
Location: Radisson Plaza Hotel
Presentation: Building Assets for Community Change
New York, NY – College Board Forum 2009, “Education and the American Future,” October 21-23, 2009
Presentation: A Scholarship Model for a New Century (with Shelley Strickland)
Arcadia Neighborhood Association, MI, October 19, 2009, 7 pm
Location: Arcadia Elementary School Gymnasium
Presentation: The Kalamazoo Promise: Progress and Challenges
Kalamazoo Community Foundation, "Lunch and Learn" session, October 14, 2009, 12 noon
Presentation: The Kalamazoo Promise and its Potential Impact on Inequality
Western Michigan University, October 7, 2009, 3:30 pm
Presentation: Building Assets for Community Change
Detroit, MI – National meeting of lead program officers, October 2, 2009 – invitees only
Kalamazoo Public Library, September 30, 2009, 7 pm -- Read about this event in the Kalamazoo Gazette
Presentation: The Kalamazoo Promise: Reflections, Results, Directions
Denver, CO – PromiseNet 2009, June 25, 2009
Presentation: The Economic Development Impact of Promise-type Programs (with Dr. Janice Brown)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – LASA 2009, June 11, 2009
Perugia, Italy – University of Perugia, May 6, 2009
Presentation: The Kalamazoo Promise: An Investment in Human, Economic, and Social Capital
Lansing, MI – 14th Annual Governor’s Education Summit, April 28, 2009
Presentation: “Changing a Community's College Culture with a Promise: The Transformative Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise and the Potential for Promise Zones”
“Reflections on the Kalamazoo Promise,” Kalamazoo College, April 15, 2009
Chicago, IL – Midwest Political Science Association annual conference, April 2, 2009
Presentation: The Kalamazoo Promise and the Diffusion of a Private Policy Innovation