How well do Universities Collaborate to Build Democratic Inclusive Societies?

“Helping to build democratic and inclusive societies is one of the indispensable missions of higher education”. Achieving this requires that universities work “with their communities and function… as democratic anchor institutions…”. But how well does higher education carry out this goal? One way to think about this issue is to examine the way in which universities collaborate with other colleges and higher education institutions at home and abroad.

Too often universities engage in civic-mission-washing rather than creating genuine partnerships of mutual respect and benefit. What needs to change?

Read Ellen Hazelkorn’s article: “How well do universities collaborate to build democratic inclusive societies?” in IAU Horizons 27:2, the newsmagazine of the International Association of Universities.