This landmark conference at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., will convene 25 of the nation’s most highly regarded thinkers working at the leading edge of scholarship on the urban realities of suburban life.

During the two-day conference, attendees will collaborate and network with other experts in economics, education, history, law, political science, policy, and sociology on issues of equity and educational opportunity in suburban spaces. Attendees will also develop a transdisciplinary, peer-reviewed and -edited volume on metropolitan change and educational challenges.