The Role of the Public University in Civic Education and Civil Dialogue
A Fireside Chat with Dr. Jane Kamensky, President and CEO, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History, emerita, Harvard University and Interim Chancellor Eric M. Wilcots
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Time
6 p.m.
Location
Description
Join Dr. Jane Kamensky, President and CEO, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and Jonathan Trumbull Professor of
American History, emerita, Harvard University and Interim Chancellor Eric M. Wilcots, UW–Madison as they discuss the important role public universities have in civic education and civil dialogue.
Sponsored by the Wolff Center for American Thought, Culture, and Society with support from the College of Letters & Science.
American History, emerita, Harvard University and Interim Chancellor Eric M. Wilcots, UW–Madison as they discuss the important role public universities have in civic education and civil dialogue.
Sponsored by the Wolff Center for American Thought, Culture, and Society with support from the College of Letters & Science.
Cost
Free
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email jordan.lovellette@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Wednesday, September 2, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.