Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy Presents
A PUBLIC CONVERSATION WITH NEWT GINGRICH

Wednesday, September 13, 6:00 p.m.

New York, NY—August 22, 2006—On September 13, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy will hold a public conversation with Newt Gingrich. An expert on healthcare, military issues, international affairs, and world history, Gingrich will discuss how real change can help the poor, the powerless, and those left out of the American dream. He will draw heavily upon the argument of his best-selling 2005 book, Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract With America.

The event will take place Wednesday, September 13, 6:00 p.m. at The New School, 55 West 13th Street (near Sixth Avenue), 2nd Floor. Admission is free, but reservations are required. To reserve a seat, call 212.229.5400 x1482.

"Income inequality and the disappearance of the middle class are issues that will be a big part of the political conversation in the coming years,” said Fred P. Hochberg, dean of Milano. “How we, as a nation, grapple with the effects of these trends will have enormous implications for our future.  I look forward to hearing the thoughts and ideas of Newt Gingrich on these important subjects and hope they will spark a dialogue at Milano and around the country about creative policy solutions to our nation's problems."

Gingrich was speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1994 until 1998. His “contract with America” helped Republicans achieve massive congressional victories and secure a majority in the House for the first time in forty years. During that time, he worked on a wide range of policy issues, including healthcare, telecommunications, welfare, and the federal budget. Currently, Gingrich is chairman of the Gingrich Group, a communications and consulting firm, founded in 1999, that provides organizations and businesses strategic counsel and advice; transformational planning; and public policy and government relations strategies. In 2003, he launched the Center for Health Transformation to promote the adoption of better state and federal policies for low-cost, high-quality healthcare. Since October 2004, Gingrich has co-chaired with New School president Bob Kerrey the National Commission for Quality Long-term Care. Now officially housed at The New School, the commission is developing a national policy agenda for healthcare.

ABOUT MILANO

For more than thirty years, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy has offered sharply focused programs in management and public policy that are innovative, principled, and practical—in keeping with the mission, values, and purpose of The New School at large. The programs balance theory, original research, and experiential learning, using New York City as a giant social science laboratory. Students undertake hands-on work, addressing real issues within organizations and bringing their best critical thinking to bear on solving today's social, economic, and political problems. The faculty includes nationally recognized professors with a depth of scholarship and vast practical experience, as well as practitioners with a passionate commitment to their fields.