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Educating for a Democracy in Question

Friday Breakfast Roundtables

Table F: Developing Critical Student Citizens through University-Corporate Educational Collaborations

Friday, January 23, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 - Level M2

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    Amanda Murdie

    Dean of Ivan Allen College and Regents Professor
    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

  • Luke Henderson

    Senior Trainer
    CNN, United States

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  • Kelly Ritter

    Chair and Professor
    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

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    Sanika Tank

    Student
    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

This session will discuss the partnership between the Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Liberal Arts, and CNN through the CNN Academy, a two-week, immersive educational program held in three locations (Abu Dhabi, Dublin, and Mexico City) in storytelling and mobile journalism in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Roundtable presenters will include faculty and student participants from Georgia Tech as well as CNN Academy leadership. Discussion will center on how such partnerships help support a grounded undergraduate liberal arts education rooted in real-world training respondent to challenges to our democracy and also our global responsibilities as citizens.