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Educating for a Democracy in Question

Civic Engagement in Challenging Environments: Lessons for the US from Around the Globe

Thursday, January 22, 2026
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: LeDroit Park - Level M3

    Primary Presenter(s)

  • ME

    Margee Ensign

    Senior Fellow, Center for Civic and Engagement
    Bard College, United States

    • Co-Presenter(s)

  • JB

    Jonathan Becker

    Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Politics
    Bard College
    Bard College, United States

  • Kyaw Moe Tun

    President
    Parami University, United States

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This roundtable will explore lessons about the role of civic engagement in higher education, particularly in societies in which civil society and freedom, including academic freedom, are shrinking or are under assault. The roundtable will feature academic leaders who have experience both in the United States and globally, and will attempt to integrate global lessons for American higher educational institutions in the current moment. The panel will focus on challenges and opportunities of the core constituencies that constitute higher education institutions—students, faculty, and administrators—as they grapple with challenging enabling environments, with a particular focus on student engagement.