As we approached one of America’s most consequential presidential elections in our history, we wanted to create a forum for discussing, among other things, our judiciary in crisis, gerrymandering and inequities in our electoral system, the rise of antisemitism and Islamophobia, the danger of “alternative facts” in news coverage, and, above all, the 2024 presidential campaign.

We created Democracy ’24 Town Halls — a live, 16-part, weekly series of one-on-one conversations among prominent national figures in politics, culture, journalism and justice.

The Democracy ’24 Town Halls are open to the entire alumni and student communities (and interested friends) who will have an opportunity to engage with each week’s guests during the Q&A session.

Future guests include Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and presidential historian, author of seven NYT bestsellers, and distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt alongside Evan Thomas ’74, historian, author of eleven books, including four NYT bestsellers.