Higher education institutions are anchors for democracy
Higher education institutions are anchors for democracy
Sjur Bergan, Ira Harkavy, Rita Hodges, Ronaldo Munck, Yadira Pinilla and Hilligje van’t Land
University World News
Netter Center's Ira Harkavy and Rita Hodges, recently co-authored with four of Netter's global partners, published in University World News, about the Global Forum that Netter co-hosted at Dublin City University in Ireland (June 16-17). This article highlights some of the key challenges and opportunities discussed at the meeting, including turning dialogue into local action and building a global movement. The Netter Center (with Ira as Chair of the International Consortium for Higher Education, Civic Responsibility, and Democracy, and Rita as Executive Secretary of this group) played the lead organizing role for this global invitational conference -- which included over 100 participants from 40 different countries across the globe.
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