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Date and Location
Ash Center
Surveys show that trust in one another and key institutions, such as government, media, and the courts, has reached historic lows in the U.S. At the same time, hyper-partisan polarization has escalated rapidly over the past 40 years, while participation in large-scale civic institutions and volunteering rates have declined. A host of new campus initiatives offer promising pathways for higher education to reassert its vital role in strengthening democracy by engaging students’ civic learning and supporting their development as civic actors.
On October 18, you’re invited to join a webinar highlighting these innovative efforts, with moderator Danielle Allen and panelists John Bridgeland, Cecilia Muñoz, Rajiv Vinnakota, and Jenna Storey.
This event is co-sponsored by the Democratic Knowledge Project.
Speakers and Presenters
Cecilia Muñoz, Co-Chair of the Office of American Possibilities and More Perfect, Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council for President Barack Obama;
Danielle Allen (Moderator), James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and Director of the Lab for Democracy Renovation at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation;
Jenna Storey, Senior Fellow in Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI);
John Bridgeland, Executive Chairman of the Office of American Possibilities and Co-Chair and Chief Executive Officer of More Perfect;
Rajiv Vinnakota, President of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars
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