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  • Wednesday, Jan 21st
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Control the Frame: Rhetorical Strategy and the Future of Higher Education
    Location: LeDroit Park - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Elizabeth Wardle – Miami University
    Co-Presenter: Jennifer Maher – University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
    Co-Presenter: Jennifer Wells – New College of Florida
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Wednesday, Jan 21st
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building Capacity for Bold Teaching, Research, Leadership, and Practice
    Location: Chinatown - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Nancy Thomas – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
    Co-Presenter: Ande Diaz – Tree of Life Consulting
    Co-Presenter: Rhonda Fitzgerald – Sustained Dialogue Institute
    Co-Presenter: Michele Holt-Shannon – University of New Hampshire
    Co-Presenter: Leah Murray – Weber State University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Table 2: Curricular Pathways for Civic Learning and Engaged Dialogue
    Location: Marquis Salon 5 - Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Belkys Torres – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Presenter: Carissa Slotterback – University of Pittsburgh
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionThursday Breakfast Roundtables
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Beginning and Scaling Better Discourse in Higher Education
    Location: Archives - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Sara Mehltretter – Wabash College
    Co-Presenter: Matt Farley – Campus Compact
    Co-Presenter: Lisa-Marie Napoli – Indiana University Bloomington
    Co-Presenter: Rachel Rains Winslow – George Fox University
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionSeminar
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Hope, Liberation, and Love: What Higher Ed Leaders Must Practice to Support an Inclusive Democracy
    Location: University of DC - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Annmarie Caño – Gonzaga University
    Co-Presenter: Mary Dana Hinton – Hollins University
    Co-Presenter: Lynn Pasquerella – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
    Co-Presenter: Jessica Riddell – Bishop's University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    How to Create Pathways to Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement: Planning for Student Learning
    Location: Marquis Salons 12/13 - Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Carol Geary Schneider – Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition
    Co-Presenter: Cynthia Lynch (she/her/hers) – Salem State University
    Co-Presenter: Yetunde Odugbesan-Omede – Farmingdale State College
    Co-Presenter: Laura Weaver – Campus Compact
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Human Rights as a Constructive Frame for Academic Freedom and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    Location: Georgetown University - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Michael Gavin – Delta College
    Co-Presenter: Amy Reid – PEN America
    Co-Presenter: Terry Brown – American Association of State Colleges and Universities
    Co-Presenter: Paulette Granberry-Russel – National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
    Co-Presenter: Bobbie Laur – Campus Compact
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Practical Strategies for Successful Leadership
    Location: George Washington - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Jennifer Malat – University of New Mexico Main Campus
    Co-Presenter: Francine Conway – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
    Co-Presenter: Andrew Daire – University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
    Co-Presenter: Carmenita Higginbotham – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Co-Presenter: Mardell Wilson – Creighton University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Shared Power, Shared Purpose: Democratic Learning as a Leadership Strategy
    Location: Independence Salon B/C - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Manya Whitaker – Colorado College
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionSeminar
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building a Campus Culture of Free Expression, Inquiry, and Constructive Discourse
    Location: Dogwood - Mezzanine
    Presenter: Leila Brammer – University of Chicago
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionHEDs Up Presentation
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Bridging Divides on Campus: A Panel Discussion for Creating a Culture of Inquiry and Dialogue
    Location: Mint - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Kaleigh Mrowka – Constructive Dialogue Institute
    Presenter: Mike Lee – College of Charleston
    Presenter: Camila Nardozzi – Harvard University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Collaboration as an Essential Strategy in Challenging Times
    Location: Mount Vernon Square - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Paula Krebs – Modern Language Association
    Co-Presenter: Joy Connolly – American Council of Learned Societies
    Co-Presenter: Steed Davidson – Society for Biblical Literature
    Co-Presenter: Frederick Lawrence – Phi Beta Kappa
    Co-Presenter: Sarah Weicksel – American Historical Association
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Creative Leadership
    Location: George Washington - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: T Stores – Framingham State University
    Co-Presenter: Albert Garcia – Los Rios Community College
    Co-Presenter: Sue Ott Rowlands – Randolph College
    Co-Presenter: Patrick Tompkins – NHTI–Concord's Community College
    Co-Presenter: Cathy Young – Moore College of Art & Design
    Co-Presenter: Brian Knetl – Waubonsee Community College
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Critical Points and Critical Thinking: Discernment Through Multivariable Calculus
    Location: Dogwood - Mezzanine
    Presenter: May Mei – Denison University
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionHEDs Up Presentation
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Empowering Future (Non)Citizens: High-Impact Practices for Democratic Engagement
    Location: Independence Salon B/C - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Jason Michael Leggett – Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)
    Co-Presenter: Carlene Barnaby – Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)
    Co-Presenter: Joanna Maulbeck – Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)
    Co-Presenter: Laura Scheiber – Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)
    Co-Presenter: Sharon Warren Cook – Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionSeminar
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Fostering Student Civil Discourse Skills at Liberal Arts Institutions: Campus-Tested Strategies
    Location: Catholic University - Level M1
    Co-Presenter: Jeff Frank – St. Lawrence University
    Co-Presenter: Julie Dolan – Macalester College
    Primary Presenter: Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill – Council of Independent Colleges
    Co-Presenter: Ty Seidule – Hamilton College
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Leading Out Loud: Courageous Leadership in an Era of Silencing
    Location: Marquis Salon 14 - Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Chinyere Oparah – University of San Francisco
    Co-Presenter: Shannon Lundeen – Stephens College
    Co-Presenter: Danielle Holley – Mount Holyoke College
    Co-Presenter: Stephanie Luster-Teasley – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
    Co-Presenter: Brooke Vick – Swarthmore College
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Re-creating a Culture of Civic Engagement on a College Campus: An HBCU Model
    Location: Dogwood - Mezzanine
    Presenter: Soji Akomolafe – Norfolk State University
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionHEDs Up Presentation
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Campuses as Hubs for Redesigning Democracy So It Works for Everyone
    Location: University of DC - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Nancy Thomas – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
    Co-Presenter: David Bodary – Sinclair Community College
    Co-Presenter: Leah Murray – Weber State University
    Co-Presenter: Raymond Patton – John Jay College of Criminal Justice
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Civic Engagement in Challenging Environments: Lessons for the US from Around the Globe
    Location: LeDroit Park - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Margee Ensign – Bard College
    Co-Presenter: Jonathan Becker – Bard College
    Co-Presenter: Kyaw Moe Tun – Parami University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Practicing Democracy: Institutionalizing Civic Learning Through Dialogue
    Location: Catholic University - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Arielle Mizrahi – Unify America
    Co-Presenter: Stephanie King – ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Civic Nation
    Co-Presenter: Emily Stacey – Rose State College
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Tackling the Grand Challenge of Confidence in Higher Education: Examining Trust-in-Research Through Interdisciplinary Courses
    Location: Independence Salon B/C - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Korryn Mozisek, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Presenter: Richelle Bernazzoli – Carnegie Mellon University
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionSeminar
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    5:30 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Remembering with Courage, Reimagining with Purpose: Educating for Democracy by Confronting History, Cultivating Transformative Change
    Location: Mint - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Sarah Reardon – Jessie Ball duPont Fund
    Co-Presenter: Kirt von Daacke – University of Virginia
    Co-Presenter: Caroline Emmons – Hampden-Sydney College
    Co-Presenter: Geoff Pollick – Radford University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question30-Minute Session
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Table 8: Educating in an Era of Fear: Faculty Resilience and Leadership for a Challenged Democracy
    Location: Marquis Salon 5 - Level M2
    Co-Presenter: Ariane Balizet – Texas Christian University
    Co-Presenter: Natalie Eschenbaum – University of Washington Tacoma
    Primary Presenter: Marcela Kostihova – Hamline University
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Table A: All Education is Local: Relationships, Communications, and Advocacy
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 - Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Anne Harris – Grinnell College
    Co-Presenter: Russ Behrens – City of Grinnell, Iowa
    Co-Presenter: Monica Chavez-Silva – Grinnell College
    Co-Presenter: Myrna Hernández – Grinnell College
    Co-Presenter: Teresa Valerio Parrot – TVP Communications
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Table C: Building Democratic Learning into Our Institutions: Four Case Studies from Minnesota
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 - Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Alyssa Melby – St. Olaf College
    Co-Presenter: Christopher Chapp – St. Olaf College
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Table E: Sustaining Liberal Education in East Asia: Regional Collaborations Responding to Shared Ideals and Challenges
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 - Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Rie Mori – NIAD-QE
    Co-Presenter: Reiko Yamada – Doshisha University
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Table F: Developing Critical Student Citizens through University-Corporate Educational Collaborations
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 - Level M2
    Co-Presenter: Amanda Murdie – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Presenter: Luke Henderson – CNN
    Primary Presenter: Kelly Ritter – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Co-Presenter: Sanika Tank – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Table H: Seeding Open Inquiry: First-Year Experiences in Pursuing Ideas with Curiosity and Courage
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 - Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Paul Resnick – University of Michigan
    Co-Presenter: Angela Dillard – University of Michigan
    Co-Presenter: Stephen Griffes – University of Michigan
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Beyond Election Day: Defending Democracy and Advancing Civic Engagement Year-Round
    Location: Dogwood - Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Cynthia Lynch (she/her/hers) – Salem State University
    Co-Presenter: Stephanie King – ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Civic Nation
    Co-Presenter: Sandra Rodriguez – University of Nevada, Reno
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Can Civic Learning Light the Way Forward for Higher Education and Democracy?
    Location: Chinatown - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Jonathan Alger – President, American University
    Presenter: Thomas Merrill – American University
    Presenter: Roosevelt Montás – Bard College
    Presenter: Nancy Shapiro – Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Dialogue as a Tool for Public Education: From Community Colleges to Colleges of Technology
    Location: Mint - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Angela Graves – State University of New York (SUNY) Alfred State College
    Co-Presenter: Emily Stacey – Rose State College
    Co-Presenter: Allison Rank – University of Northern Iowa
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Toward Civic Prosperity: How College Presidents Are Reclaiming Higher Ed’s Public Promise
    Location: Marquis Salons 12/13 - Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Sanda Balaban – Project Pericles
    Co-Presenter: Ron Cole – Allegheny College
    Co-Presenter: Marc Conner – Skidmore College
    Co-Presenter: Connie Ledoux Book – Elon University
    Co-Presenter: Suzanne Rivera – Macalester College
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    A Mindset to Meet the Moment: Generosity and Collaboration in Higher Education
    Location: Mint - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Sarah Pfatteicher – Five Colleges, Incorporated
    Co-Presenter: Kathleen Fitzpatrick – Michigan State University
    Co-Presenter: Ted Mitchell – American Council on Education
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Digital Technology Tools to Promote Civil Discourse in the Classroom
    Location: Dogwood - Mezzanine
    Co-Presenter: John Churchill – Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
    Co-Presenter: Simon Cullen – Heterodox Academy
    Co-Presenter: Laurie Pendleton – Association of College and University Educators
    Co-Presenter: Michelle Sobel – Unify America
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Responding to Policies Impacting International and Immigrant Populations: A Special Session for Higher Education Leaders
    Location: University of DC - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Corinne Kentor – Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
    Co-Presenter: Jonathan Alger – President, American University
    Co-Presenter: Miriam Feldblum (she/her/hers) – Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
    Co-Presenter: Diego Sánchez – Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    The Possibilities of Democratic Dialogue: Civil Discourse, Citizenship, and the Purposes of Education
    Location: Archives - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Todd Breyfogle – The Aspen Institute
    Co-Presenter: Kathleen Godfrey – The Aspen Institute
    Co-Presenter: Jerome Loughridge – The Aspen Institute
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionSeminar
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building a Foundation for Collective Action: The Higher Education Democracy Exchange
    Location: Chinatown - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Ashley Finley – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
    Co-Presenter: Alex Edgar – Made By Us
    Co-Presenter: Noah Geisel – University of Colorado Boulder
    Co-Presenter: Bobbie Laur – Campus Compact
    Co-Presenter: Gabriel Lerner – Democracy Notes
    Co-Presenter: Marisol Morales (she/her/hers) – American Council on Education
    Co-Presenter: Deanna Villanueva-Saucedo – Maricopa Community College
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Dialogue as Strategy: Advancing Democratic Learning in Polarized Times
    Location: Mount Vernon Square - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Samuel Anderson – University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Co-Presenter: Brighid Dwyer – University of Pennsylvania
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Educating for America’s Next 250: Using Deliberation Across Diverse Campuses for America’s Semiquincentennial and Beyond
    Location: Georgetown University - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Kara Dillard – James Madison University
    Co-Presenter: Cristin Brawner – National Issues Forums Institute
    Co-Presenter: Bob Frigo – Elon University
    Co-Presenter: Leslie Garvin – North Carolina Campus Engagement
    Co-Presenter: Kimberly Rosenfeld – Cerritos College
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Inside Higher Ed: A Briefing with Inside Higher Ed
    Location: Howard University - Level M1
    Presenter: Sara Custer – Inside Higher Ed
    Presenter: Katherine Knott – Inside Higher Ed
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Meet the Editors: Exploring Equitable Community-Campus Relationships, Edited Volume
    Location: University of DC - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Cindy Vincent – Boston University
    Co-Presenter: Sara Moore – Salem State University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question