On March 27, 2024, in conjunction with a President's Lecture visit from noted democracy scholar Danielle Allen, UM’s Co-Lab for Civic Imagination and its director, Professor Michael Rohd, will co-host a campuswide summit on democracy and democracy education. The day will feature lots of ways to engage across multiple locations, student-led activity, faculty voices, creative approaches to participatory dialogues and performance/art.

Three questions will guide our activities and conversations across the day’s events:

• What does UM do, in the classroom and beyond, to prepare students to be active participants in a democratic society?
• What do UM students want from the University when it comes to democracy education?
• What can we imagine together - UM students, faculty and staff - that can build and sustain institutions and communities rooted in healthy democratic practices?  

View the Democracy Summit Schedule for Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

Democracy Summit Collaborators and Co-hosts

Summit collaborators and co-hosts include Mansfield Center, Franke Global Leadership Initiative, Davidson Honors College, Missoula College, The Graduate School, School of Journalism, Campus Compact, Griz Esports, the President’s Office, Phyllis J. Washington College of Education, Experiential Learning and Career Success, College of Humanities and Sciences, College of the Arts and Media, College of Health, Alexander Blewett III School of Law, and the Office of the Provost.

Questions?

Please reach out to michael.rohd@umontana.edu for more information, to participate/lead an event or with any questions.