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Educating for a Democracy in Question

Friday Breakfast Roundtables

Table A: All Education is Local: Relationships, Communications, and Advocacy

Friday, January 23, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 - Level M2
As colleges and universities increasingly become the subject of political, legal, and legislative discourse, how can academic and civic practices enacted locally be expanded and communicated to join forces to champion the deep connection between education and democracy? This session will present a toolkit detailing how community relations on multiple scales can lead to effective advocacy for higher education as a vital institution in a thriving democracy. College, city, and national partners will discuss case studies from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, with an emphasis on building relationships, communicating the work of academic and civic partnership, and creating new spaces in which college and community can come together for mutual benefit.