Fixing college campuses with political scientist Danielle Allen
ReThinking
TED
4.7 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Danielle Allen thinks and writes about the institutions that hold society together. As a professor of public policy and political philosophy at Harvard, she's one of the most insightful voices on improving education and renovating democracy. Danielle and Adam discuss the current culture of college campuses, steps for promoting critical thinking and vigorous debate, and avenues for enriching the lives of students and the world that surrounds them.
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