PAST EVENTS
A huge thank you to the SNF Ithaca Initiative and the Biden School at the University of Delaware for hosting students from the School of Public Affairs at the sixth annual National Student Dialogue. Our students spent October 30–31 tackling one of the most pressing modern challenges in civic life: "Campus Civility and Artificial Intelligence." Through peer-led discussions and workshops, our Sun Devils explored how AI impacts political discourse and worked collaboratively to design nonpartisan strategies for maintaining civil dialogue on college campuses in the digital age. They returned back to Arizona with incredible insights on navigating technological shifts while preserving independent democratic engagement. 🔱
We are honored by the incredible turnout for Dr. Thom Reilly's lecture on his upcoming book, “Erasing Ukrainian Identity: The Abduction of Ukrainian Children as a Tool of War.” This powerful event kicks off with speakers exposing the systematic deportation of more than 20,000 Ukrainian children, not as a "rescue mission" but as part of an ongoing genocide. Huge thanks to Anna Romanova, Bohdanna Duma, Alexander Neuman, and our hosts, Dr. John Mayo and Dr. Bryant Harden, Ph.D., at the Learning Systems Institute.
ASU’s Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy (CISD) hosted 18 EU diplomats from the Bertelsmann Foundation, a transatlantic-minded think tank in Washington, D.C., on November 13, 2025. The informal discussion focused on nonpartisan reforms and insights into independent voters and their role in shaping political outcomes. Many thanks to those who helped host our guests: Shannon Portillo (ASU School of Public Affairs), Thomas Collins (Arizona Clean Elections), Joe Garcia (Chicanos Por La Causa), and ASU students Trent Ashdown, Samhira Babiker, Maria Blandon, Jacob Lacheta, Diego Rodriguez, and Oliva Moran Williams.
SNF Ithaca Conference Dialogue
Civility, Political Violence & Our Shared Democracy @ University of Delaware
October 19 - 20, 2025
Featuring: Bradley Honer, Ryleigh Mangundayao and Mara Kahn
Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Ithaca National Student Dialogue
Hosted by the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration at the University of Delaware
