On Wednesday evening, Oct. 4, Great Talk Inc. — a local nonprofit formed to bring together scholars, journalists, authors and other thought leaders for intellectually stimulating public conversations — will present the program, “How to Educate our Children for their Best Future in a Changing World,” in partnership with the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at Johns Hopkins University.

The talk, to be held at 7 p.m., will take place on JHU’s Homewood campus, at a site to be announced. The event will be free in-person and via Zoom.

Speakers will include Dr. Joshua L. Glazer, associate professor of education policy at George Washington University; Baltimore-based entertainer, writer, director, playwright, educator and activist Rain Pryor; Oliver Song, a students rights advocate, environmentalist and activist; and Conor P. Williams, senior fellow at the Century Foundation, a researcher and writer covering educational equity and school diversity issues.

Dr. William Egginton, director of the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute and chair of Modern Languages and Literatures at JHU, will serve as moderator of the event. Gold Series Sponsors include LifeBridge Health and the Zaft McKinney Group at Morgan Stanley.

For information, visit GREATTALK.ORG .