Mark & Letting Students Lead
What if students weren’t just showing up to learn, but helping lead the conversation? Mark Allman has spent years watching his students challenge assumptions and make room for more honest, complicated conversations. Now, as managing director of university initiatives and innovations at Montclair State University and Campuswide Immersion lead, he’s helping create opportunities for all […]
Civic Matchmaking: Art
See how two youth-led orgs are turning art into civic action In our Civic Matchmaking series, we spark connections between Gen Z and others who share their vision for a better world, so they can channel their passion into real change. https://cands.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civic-matcmaking-Art.mp4 We matched Canvas the Vote and 562 Arts — two youth-led initiatives […]
2026 Career Enhancement Fellows Announced
C&S has named 29 new Career Enhancement Fellows for the 2026–27 academic year. The Career Enhancement Fellowship, funded by the Mellon Foundation and administered by C&S, seeks to increase the presence of outstanding junior faculty committed to campus engagement and thought-provoking research in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. The 2026 Career Enhancement Fellows’ […]
She Built a Garden When Food Benefits Got Cut
https://youtu.be/ZuaQFV5uog0?si=c4A4zbBufI9UMvdg When federal food benefits were cut, which 23,000-plus people in Birmingham, AL, rely on, Sofia Nunez worked to build a garden. Baratunde Thurston sat down with Sofia to hear how she partnered with a local food ministry in West Birmingham’s Wylam neighborhood to grow fresh produce and give it away for free. DIY […]
Anthony & When Young People Shape Decisions
Anthony Akator, Jr., believes that those most affected by policies should have a voice in shaping them. As a founding member of our Youth Advisory Council, Anthony helped write its bylaws and shape its mission. In 2023, as a Youth Civic Impact Fellow, he worked to increase voter participation in Pima County, AZ. Now, he’s […]
5 Practical Lessons from Gen Z Changemakers
https://youtu.be/4rNfprD_Z1Y?si=3TrJniL2avVC0edt The Andrew Carnegie Foundation and Baratunde Thurston join forces on DIY Civics, a new series featuring our Carnegie Young Leaders in action. Sofia Nunez, Nyra Govan, Ben Forman, Imre Huss and Ryan Gans talk with Baratunde about the lessons they’ve learned from their projects and how anyone can get started on taking civic […]
The Power of &: Liberal & Conservative
Can we still be friends, even if we agree on nothing? The Power of & is about bringing people and ideas together through listening, understanding, and connection. https://youtube.com/shorts/H_LXKqaaGco Suzanne Rivera, President of Macalester College, highlights a program that brought together students at Macalester and the University of Northwestern – St. Paul. These two campuses […]
This High Schooler is Taking on the Loneliness Epidemic, One Conversation at a Time
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Chancellor Gabel & Embracing Disagreement
What happens when a college chooses conversation over cancellation? When Joan Gabel became Chancellor at the University of Pittsburgh in 2023, she stepped onto a campus dealing with controversy over inviting conservative speakers to discuss transgender issues. These debates exposed a real tension between free speech and LGBTQ+ student safety. It forced both Pitt and […]