The Cambridge School of Weston

Real American: Being Black in White Spaces

The Cambridge School of Weston is excited to host a discussion with author and educator Julie Lythcott-Haims on Friday, November 13, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. over zoom. Julie's talk, "Real American: Being Black in White Spaces" will be an honest discussion with the community about the importance of showing up and being role models for our students regarding issues around race.

This event is open to the entire CSW community and we encourage community members to invite friends and family.

A special thank you to Arthur Berndt' 68 and the Maverick Lloyd Foundation for their support. Their generosity enables us to bring great authors and speakers like Julie to the CSW community.

Julie Lythcott-Haims

Julie Lythcott-Haims roots for humans. Humans need agency in order to make their way forward; Julie is deeply interested in what impedes us. She is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult, an anti-helicopter parenting manifesto which gave rise to one of the top TED Talks of 2016, and now has over 4 million views. Her second book is the critically-acclaimed and award-winning prose poetry memoir Real American, which illustrates her experience with racism and her journey toward self-acceptance. A third book called How to BE an Adult, for young adults, is forthcoming. She is a former corporate lawyer and Stanford dean, and she holds a BA from Stanford, a JD from Harvard, and an MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her partner of over thirty years, her mother, and her itinerant young adults.

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The Cambridge School of Weston is a progressive high school for day and boarding students in grades 9–12 and PG. CSW's mission is to provide a progressive education that emphasizes deep learning, meaningful relationships, and a dynamic program that inspires students to discover who they are and what their contribution is to their school, their community and the world.