Roslyn Clark Artis

College Presidents for Civic Preparedness is a coalition of over 100 presidents reimagining how higher education prepares students to live, lead, and contribute in a divided world.

Read Rajiv Vinnakota and coalition voices Marlene Tromp, Lori S. White, Tania Tetlow, Roslyn Clark Artis, and Michael Roth featured in The New Yorker. Emma O. Green’s article discusses the ongoing work across higher education to help our students develop the skills they need to live in a productive democracy. The examples here underscore our mission to equip America’s next generation with the necessary civic skills to navigate a divided nation and lead effectively.

Inaugural progress report highlights the remarkable strides college presidents have made in fostering free expression, critical inquiry, and civil discourse during an exceptionally challenging year for higher education.

The work of College Presidents for Civic Preparedness in upholding free expression, civil discourse, and critical inquiry on campuses is highlighted in this Forbes article.

Participating presidents will take campus-specific and collective action, reflecting three shared Civic Commitments.

Dispatch from the from the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness convening at Howard University.

Media highlights of the launch of Campus Call for Free Expression.

The cracks in the foundation of our republic are too large to ignore; our democracy is in crisis.

Check out media highlights from the launch of Campus Call for Free Expression.

Presidents from public flagship universities, Ivy-plus campuses, HBCUs, STEM-focused schools, liberal arts colleges, and faith-based institutions are uniting to prepare today’s youth to be well-informed, engaged, and committed citizens