06/20/2013
Education Secretary Arne Duncan visits Miami MiddletownU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan held a town hall meeting at Miami University Middletown Thursday, June 20. His visit focused on the importance of expanding early learning opportunities for all children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Miami Provost Bobby Gempesaw opened the town hall. Richard Ross, state superintendent in the Ohio Department of Education, moderated the event, and John Pepper, former CEO, Procter & Gamble and Carine M. Feyten, dean of the School of Education, Health & Society, participated as panelists along with Duncan.