The University
& Its Role In Democracy
Many states, including Wisconsin, have required civic education in K-12 schools. But what is the role of public higher education in shaping our democracy? What responsibilities do universities have to support and maintain our democracy as it faces unprecedented threats? Join UWM's Kennan Ferguson as he facilitates a conversation between a university president, a historian who challenges the economic practices of universities, and a student who has gathered student responses to these questions.
Recommended Resources
What Universities’ Growing Power Means for Cities by Davarian Baldwin
Op-ed: We must move beyond campus walls to understand the full impact of universities featured on nextcity.org.
Higher Education Has a Tax Problem and It’s Hurting Local Communities by Davarian Baldwin
An article featured on Time.com.
Building a New Framework of Values for the University
Emerging from the ivory tower’s shadow.
An interview with Davarian L. Baldwin by Jennifer Mittelstadt on the American Association of American Professors.
In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities Are Plundering Our Cities By...
Description taken from the Harvard Book Store
Across America, universities have become big businesses—and our cities their company towns. But there is a cost to...
What Universities Owe Democracy by Ronald Daniels with Grant Shreve and Phillip Spector
Description taken from John Hopkins University Press
Universities have historically been integral to democracy. What can they do to reclaim this critical role?Universities play an...
