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Who We Are
Learn more about our notable alumni and our past and present facilitators.
The primary organizers of the symposium have attachments to Oxford and Cambridge Universities. However, the symposium is freestanding and governed by its own Advisory Council. The idea of the conference is to have a smaller group of educators from several disciplines, meeting in a congenial environment, to discuss important issues in the realm of public education.
The facilitators of our conferences have included numerous influential people from around the world in various diverse backgrounds.
Since 1989, we have had numerous dedicated facilitators that have contributed their expertise to ensure the success of each session
OUR STAFF
Dr. F. King Alexander
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
MSc., St. Peter's College, University of Oxford
Dr. Andrew Boyle
D.Phil., Lincoln College, University of Oxford
MSc., Lincoln College, University of Oxford
Dr. Judith McConnell Mikkelson
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, New York
Shenette Alexander
Director, Oxford Round Table Symposiums for 35 years
Phoebe Lane
Coordinator, Oxford Symposia
The University of Oxford and Our Relation to It
The University of Oxford is made up of 38 independent colleges, each with its own history and identity. These colleges don’t grant degrees on their own — that’s handled by the central University — but they’re home to the academics and faculty who teach and conduct research across Oxford.
Each college operates as a separate legal entity, with the first one founded back in 1204. To support their financial needs, especially outside of the regular academic terms, many colleges host conferences during vacation periods.
To help coordinate these events, the University created Conference Oxford, a team that connects groups with the right college venues for conferences, symposia, and other academic gatherings.
The Oxford Symposia is one of these independent conferences, hosted at colleges recommended by Conference Oxford. While the events take place at Oxford colleges, the Symposia are not official University of Oxford academic programs. Instead, Oxford Symposia is an independent, nonprofit organization that operates separately from the University and its colleges.
Papers presented at the Symposia are selected based on academic merit and go through a formal peer-review process. Many have been published in both print and online volumes. Though the colleges offer the setting, the content, speakers, and publications of Oxford Symposia are independently organized and managed.
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