A movement for universal civic learning is gaining both policy leadership and campus-level commitment across all sectors in postsecondary education. But can it prevail against a dominant narrative that sees higher education as “job-skills” only? This candid and far-reaching session brings together national organizations and new initiatives that seek to make college civic learning inclusive, while breaking free of the either-or mindset that too often pits broad learning against workforce development. Featured initiatives include the Multi-State Collaborative (MSC) for Civic Learning and  Democracy Engagement, in which the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia is a founding member; new accrediting commission leadership to make civic engagement an integral part of college quality; and new leadership in the college completion movement to recognize active civic learning as a priority that simultaneously supports completion, equity, civic agency, and career skills. 

Hosted and produced by Civic Learning for an Engaged Democracy and sponsored by the Endeavor Foundation