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<Title>Awakening Democracy: The Catalytic Role of Higher Ed</Title>
<Tagline>February 6th event co-sponsored by LLC</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><span>In a time of profound civic challenges, can higher education
    be a catalyst for a democratic awakening? <strong>Harry
    Boyte, Senior Scholar in Public Work Philosophy, Sabo Center for Democracy and
    Citizenship, Augsburg University,</strong> will share evidence that it can be,
    including pioneering initiatives at UMBC and other institutions that are
    demonstrating the viability of a politics of public work that bridges divides
    and develops civic agency. Boyte also will discuss his new book </span><em><span>Awakening Democracy
    Through Public Work: Pedagogies of Empowerment</span></em><span>.</span></p>
    
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    <p><span>Reception and book signing to follow.</span></p>
    
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    <p><span>This event takes place on Wednesday,
    February 6, 2019 from 4 – 5:30 pm on the 7<sup>th</sup> Floor of the Albin O. Kuhn
    Library.<span>  </span></span></p>
    
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    <p><span>For further information or to
    sign up:<span>  </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csss/events/66028" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csss/events/66028</a></span></p>
    
    
    
    
    
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