College Civic Learning for an Engaged Democracy:  
New Urgency, New Vision, New Educator–Policy Leader Alliances

Tuesday, December 13

2:00 PM - 2:10 PM (EST)
What Is the Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition? Vision, Goals, Educator-Policy Leader Collaborations

Bobbie Laur, President of Campus Compact–a CLDE Coalition Lead Partner

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2:10 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)
College Students as Changemakers: The Next Frontier For Equity, Inclusion, and High Impact Civic Learning

Lenore Rodicio, Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, and Fellow at Complete College America

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2:30 PM - 3:15 PM (EST)
How College Students View Democracy’s Next Chapter

Student Panelists with moderator Dawn Whitehead, Vice President of the Office of Global Citizenship for Campus, Community, and Careers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)–a CLDE Coalition Lead Partner. Student panelists include Ronny Bautista, Hayden Malone, Julian Putnam, Kellan Duffy, and Cristina Flores.

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3:15 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)
BreakBreak 
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM (EST)
Now is the Time: A 21st Century Vision for Inclusive Civic Learning

Sylvia Hurtado, Professor of Education in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA

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4:00 PM - 4:55 PM (EST)
Concurrent Sessions on Making College Civic Learning Inclusive and High Impact

These sessions feature institutions that are leading the way toward civic engagement for an engaged democracy and initiatives that put forward a renewed vision of higher education’s role in advancing small-d democratic principles against the challenges of the current national and global context

 
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM (EST)
Leadership for a Strong Democracy—Across Partisan and Racial Divides

Aaron Thompson, Council President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education; John Bridgeland, Founder and Executive Chair of More Perfect, Executive Chairman of Office of American Possibilities, and Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council; and Lynn Pasquerella, President of AAC&U–a CLDE Coalition Lead Partner

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Wednesday, December 14

Inclusion: Rural and Urban Institutions are Playing Vital Roles in Their Communities

How Do We Make "Place" a Catalyst in Civic-Minded College Curricula?

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4:45 PM - 5:15 PM (EST)
Abundant Great Civic Learning Practice—But What are the Guiding Purposes?

This session invites feedback on a draft Framework for Civic and Democratic Learning in College and previews upcoming CLDE Forums. Led by Carol Geary Schneider, President Emerita of AAC&U and Senior Advisor for The CLDE Coalition.

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