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Activation Plan

Below is an overview of some campus activities:

  • The Institute of American Civics Civic Leadership Lecture Series brings leading scholars and journalists to campus to discuss freedom of speech, the American dream, and polarization.
  • The Institute of American Civics conducts a Local Government Intern program and Fellows Program that allows students to attend city council, county commission, planning commission, and school board meetings.
  • In the fall of 2024, the Institute is launching two certificate programs: the American Civics Certificate and the Constitutional Studies Certificate, in addition to a minor in American Civics.
  • The new Tocqueville Scholars Program will prepare students to become civic leaders in government, law, business, and public affairs.
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Donde Plowman
Chancellor, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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Donde Plowman
Chancellor, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
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Below is an overview of some campus activities:

  • The Institute of American Civics Civic Leadership Lecture Series brings leading scholars and journalists to campus to discuss freedom of speech, the American dream, and polarization.
  • The Institute of American Civics conducts a Local Government Intern program and Fellows Program that allows students to attend city council, county commission, planning commission, and school board meetings.
  • In the fall of 2024, the Institute is launching two certificate programs: the American Civics Certificate and the Constitutional Studies Certificate, in addition to a minor in American Civics.
  • The new Tocqueville Scholars Program will prepare students to become civic leaders in government, law, business, and public affairs.