Sunday Salons (5pm-8pm) include food/drink and revolve around selected readings that range in topic, focus, and viewpoints. In keeping with the general theme of HxA, most of our readings will consider divergent viewpoints on a particular topic.

Date: Sunday, March 31st

RSVP to Austin Council at adc@vt.edu for location and parking instructions.

Topic: The Rise of Civic Learning Centers in U.S. Higher Education

Readings: 

-Shepherd, L.L. (7 May, 2025). “Old Project, New Vehicle: Conservative Civics and Leadership Institutes in Historical Context” Illiberalism.

-Messer-Kruse, T. (18 June, 2025). “Civics Education Is Back. It Shouldn’t Belong to Conservatives.” The Chronicle of Higher Education.

-Yuval, L. (September, 2024). “A New Hope for Saving the Universities.” Commentary.

-George, R.P. & West, C. (30 July, 2025). “To save themselves, universities must cultivate civic friendship.” The Washington Post.

-Siddiqui, S.S. & Regneir, M. (December, 2024). “The New Landscape of ‘Civics Centers’ in Higher Education.” Heterodox Academy.