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MCC Daily Tribune

Civic Education at the Community College: How Can We Prepare Students for the Challenges of Public Life?

Please join the Teaching and Creativity Center for another exciting Brown Bag session featuring Joe Scanlon on November 12, 2026, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. This engaging presentation, Civic Education at the Community College: How Can We Prepare Students for the Challenges of Public Life?

Community colleges are often called "democracy's colleges." As open-access institutions that reflect the unique communities they serve, community colleges advance the ideal of universal postsecondary public education. Yet recent studies note that community colleges struggle to integrate civic education into the overall academic experience, and that the extent to which they institutionalize civic education initiatives varies significantly. With this in mind, how can MCC build and sustain a civic culture supported by robust civic opportunities? This program will explore what we want the civic experience at MCC to look like and how we can build a supportive civic infrastructure that prepares our students for public life. 

• Presenter: Joe Scanlon
• When: Thursday, November 12, 2026
• Time: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
• Location: TCC Room (Building 12, 201)

Melis Kural
Teaching & Creativity Center
11/06/2026