The 2024 Honors Colloquium, “Democracy in Peril”, will provide a valuable opportunity for scholars, experts, and the broader community to engage in a thoughtful and informed dialogue on this issue. It can help raise awareness of the challenges facing democracy today and highlight the importance of promoting democratic values and institutions. By understanding the causes and consequences of democratic backsliding, we can work towards building stronger and more resilient democracies that are better equipped to weather the challenges of the 21st century.

Join us Tuesday evenings at 7 pm beginning Sept. 17 and continuing through November.

The main themes of the colloquium will be:

• U.S. and global trends
• Consequences of democratic erosion
• Role of political polarization and populism
• Impact of future disruptors on democracy: ecological and AI
• Potential solutions

The Colloquium kicks off on September 17th with a discussion of populism and the crisis of democracy at home and abroad, led by Vox senior correspondent Zack Beauchamp.