On October 21, Associate Dean of Civic Engagement Brian Mateo spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations for their higher education webinar series on how higher education administrators can encourage student civic engagement and participation in global issues. Mateo posits that we want students to gain a great deal more than academic knowledge from their college or university experience. “I strongly believe that we want them to be critical thinkers,” he states. “We want them to understand and practice equity, be strategic problem solvers, understand the power of reflection and active listening, [be] community builders, practice empathy, be lifelong learners, and also ultimately be engaged individuals.” Brian Mateo is the associate dean of civic engagement at Bard College, the director of strategic partnerships in Bard College’s Globalization and International Affairs Program, program director for civic engagement at the Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars, and a security fellow at the Truman National Security Project.
Post Date: 10-21-2021
