Is an education in civics essential in shaping our understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship? Tonight, we're exploring the role of civic education in preparing our youth for the challenges they encounter on college campuses and beyond.
Guests:
Dan Edelstein, faculty director of the civic, liberal and global education program, Stanford University
Emma Humphries, chief education officer, iCivics
We’ll also hear about San Francisco's bold legal stand against some of the websites that host and create nonconsensual deepfake pornography.
Guest:
Yvonne Meré, chief deputy city attorney, San Francisco
And we sit down with Sean Dorsey, the Emmy-winning transgender choreographer and founder of the Sean Dorsey Dance Company.
Resources:
City Attorney sues most-visited websites that create nonconsensual deepfake pornography
Educating for American Democracy
Institute for Citizens & Scholars
New York Times: By Abandoning Civics, Colleges Helped Create the Culture Wars
Info/tickets for Sean Dorsey Dance's 20th Anniversary Home Season
Trans Legislation Tracker: 2024 Anti-Trans Bills Tracker
Host: Ethan Elkind
Producers: Kendra Klang, Katie Colley