8th October 2021
INTO’S FIRST PRESIDENT: VERE FOSTER
Philanthropist, educationalist and social reformer
Each year, INTO Northern Office holds a Vere Foster Lecture in memory of our first President.
Over the years, guest speakers including historians, Dr Eamon Phoenix, Dr Niamh Puirseil and Mr Jim McDermott have been invited to make a short presentation on various topics ranging from Vere Foster, Margaret Skinnider, Jim Larkin, INTO and the foundation of UTU and Shared Education: A New Way Forward?
Vere Foster Lecture 2021
VERE FOSTER LECTURE 2021 POSTER (pdf)
This year’s lecture will be delivered by Dr Caitlin Donnelly, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast and is entitled: “Managerialism in a post-COVID world…has it run its course?”
The event is scheduled for 7.00pm on Friday 15 October 2021, in The Malone Hotel, Belfast.
Our Vere Foster lecture is open to all members, If you wish to attend please email: infoni@into.ie with your name, TRN and contact telephone number by 5.00pm on Wednesday 13 October 2021.
READ MORE about Vere Foster and how INTO pay tribute to him.