HLS Beyond presents: America & Its Universities Need a New Social Contract w/ Prof Danielle Allen

Professor Danielle Allen, who, in addition to her other roles at Harvard, penned a column at the Washington Post on Constitutional Democracy from 2008-2024, believes that the current times call for a new social contract between America and its universities. Her recent article in The Atlantic explores the history of how government and university research became intertwined, what that relationship has produced since 1945, but also what was missing in that vision that has led higher education into the vulnerable territory it now finds itself. Facing a decline in trust by the public as well as the challenges posed by the Trump administration, she proposes that a new social contract which makes central a firm educational foundation in Civic Strength is what these times call for. Come learn about her proposals for just what that new social contract might look like for the future of higher education in the United States. Registration Required. Lunch will be provided.