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Upcoming Virtual Event

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN AMERICAN?: REEXAMINING THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENSHIP

A Jonathan F. Fanton Lecture

April 20, 2022 | 2:00 p.m. EDT

When Americans are asked what unites them, an increasingly common answer is “nothing.” Amid extreme partisan polarization, trust in government institutions hovers near record lows and a large majority of Americans believe their values are under attack. In this context, what do Americans owe to each other and their country? What values hold the nation together, and what does it mean to be a “good citizen”? How should Americans’ rights and responsibilities evolve in the 21st century?

This program will bring together a distinguished panel of experts to examine how the rights and responsibilities of American citizenship are connected and how they might be used to create a greater sense of common purpose. The event will be moderated by Danielle Allen, co-chair of the Academy’s Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship, and panelists will include E.J. Dionne, co-author of 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting ([link removed]), María Teresa Kumar, President of Voto Latino and MSNBC Contributor, and John Shattuck, co-author of Holding Together: The Hijacking of Rights in America and How to Reclaim Them for Everyone ([link removed]).

FEATURING

DANIELLE ALLEN
Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics; James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University

E.J. DIONNE
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

MARIA TERESA KUMAR
President, Voto Latino; Contributor, MSNBC

JOHN SHATTUCK
Professor of Practice in Diplomacy, Fletcher School, Tufts University

The conversation will be introduced by DAVID OXTOBY, President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Event Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022

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2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Eastern
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