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BLI Lunch and Learn with Nancy Thomas

Nancy Thomas
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
12:00-1:30 PM
Great Lakes South Palmer Commons Map
In support of our commitment to the Big Ten Voter Challenge, Barger Leadership Institue is hosting a Lunch & Learn event featuring Nancy Thomas, the Director of the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University. This special Lunch and Learn is co-hosted by Michigan Community Scholars Program (MCSP).

Lunch served and registration is required.

Dr. Nancy Thomas is the Director of the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tufts University. Nancy Thomas directs research on higher education’s role in American democracy, including the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE). Prior to joining Tisch College in 2012, Nancy directed the Democracy Imperative, a national network of academics and practitioners working to advance deliberative democracy in higher education. Earlier in her career, she practiced university law. She currently serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Public Deliberation and senior associate with Everyday Democracy. Her professional interests connect political learning and democratic engagement; equity, diversity, and inclusion; academic freedom and free speech, and; legal issues in higher education. She holds a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a JD from Case Western Reserve University.
Building: Palmer Commons
Website:
Event Type: Lecture / Discussion
Tags: Leadership, Luncheon
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Barger Leadership Institute, Michigan Community Scholars Program, Ginsberg Center