Events
Becoming America: Past, Promise, and the Path Ahead at 250
An exclusive advance screening from Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary series, The American Revolution, followed by a conversation reflecting on the nation’s founding and what it means today.
Join the Conversation: A ‘Braver Angels’ Debate
In this highly participatory Democracy360 session, you’re invited to take part in a Braver Angels debate—a structured dialogue in which students and community members explore opposing views with respect, curiosity, and a spirit of shared learning. Together, participants debate a resolution connected to the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. No prior debate experience is necessary—just a willingness to listen, speak, and learn.
Building the American Dream: Work, Tech, and Community in a Shifting Economy
Through contrasting perspectives, speakers explore what opportunity means in 21st-century America—examining economic mobility, the changing nature of work, the rise of new technologies, and the evolving foundations of our social contract.
Join the Conversation: ‘Feast of Reason’
Inspired by Thomas Jefferson’s legendary dinner parties—where spirited conversation flowed alongside food and drink—this unique session invites participants to gather over lunch for meaningful dialogue about civic identity, democratic values, and the legacy of 1776.
Guardrails of Democracy: The Law, Institutions, and the American Experiment
A timely conversation exploring the rule of law and the democratic institutions that uphold it as cornerstones of democratic life and defining forces in the 250-year-old American experiment.