{"id":7642,"date":"2024-03-18T14:13:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/?page_id=7642"},"modified":"2025-03-06T09:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:24:34","slug":"2024-honors-colloquium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/hcarchives\/2024-honors-colloquium\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Honors Colloquium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Democracy in Peril<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Honors-Hero-2560-x-1700A.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\"><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfPjKp9dwjyBfbmuTpz28Jzt4VXjHoLdCVJO__crADAUYXtMA\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" title=\"Register for the Honors Newsletter to Stay Informed of the Colloquium\">Subscribe to our Newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">Tuesday evenings at 7pm<br \/>\nEdwards Hall and online<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p>The 2024 Honors <span class=\"il\">Colloquium<\/span>, &#8220;Democracy in Peril,&#8221; will provide a valuable<br \/>\nopportunity for scholars, experts, and the broader community to engage in a thoughtful and informed dialogue on this issue. It can help raise awareness of the challenges facing democracy today and highlight the importance of promoting democratic values and institutions. By understanding the causes and consequences of democratic backsliding, we can work towards building stronger and more resilient democracies that are better equipped to weather the challenges of the 21st century.<br \/>\nThe main themes of the <span class=\"il\">colloquium <\/span>will be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. and global trends<\/li>\n<li>Consequences of democratic erosion<\/li>\n<li>Role of political polarization and populism<\/li>\n<li>Impact of future disruptors on democracy: ecological and AI<\/li>\n<li>Potential solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Coordinators:<\/strong> Marc Hutchison, Brian Krueger, Elizabeth Mendenhall, and Ashlea Rundlett<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1>SPECIAL EVENT:&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<h2>&#8216;Election Security, Election Integrity: An Evening with Adam Kinzinger&#8217; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7712 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-364x547.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-500x751.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-1000x1503.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-1280x1923.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-2000x3005.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-2560x3847.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/Kinzinger-Member-Portrait-115th-Congress-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cElection Security, Election Integrity: An Evening with Adam Kinzinger,\u201d we Joined Kinzinger with his former congressional colleague James Langevin for a \u201cfireside chat.\u201d The two will discussed the state of American democracy, the vital role of election security and the importance of continuing to build confidence in the integrity of our elections.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Speakers<\/h2>\n<p><b>Watch Virtually-&nbsp; Video links will be available on the day of the event.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/beauchamp-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/zb_headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/zb_headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/zb_headshot-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/zb_headshot-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/zb_headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/zb_headshot-364x366.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/zb_headshot-500x503.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/zb_headshot.jpg 906w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/beauchamp-2024\/\">Democracy: The End of the Beginning<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Zack Beauchamp<\/strong><br \/>September 17, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=goFB7gQJicc\"> View on Demand<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/ziblatt-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/ziblatt-headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/ziblatt-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/ziblatt-headshot-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/ziblatt-2024\/\">Tyranny of the Minority\u2014and How to Repair our Democracy<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Daniel Ziblatt<\/strong><br \/>September 24, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/5GtVATkrOvk?feature=share\"> View on Demand<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/thompson-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/thompson-headshop-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/thompson-headshop-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/thompson-headshop-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/thompson-2024\/\">Race and Democratic Backsliding in the U.S.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Andrew Ifedapo Thompson<\/strong><br \/>October 1, 2024   <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/xKaxjdePUgA?feature=share\"> View on Demand<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/cheibub-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/cheibub-headshot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/cheibub-headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/cheibub-headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/cheibub-2024\/\">Global Cases of Democratic Decline<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Jos\u00e9 Cheibub<\/strong><br \/>October 8, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/4k4H8M81R0o?feature=share\"> View on Demand<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/brooks-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/brooks-headshot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/brooks-headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/brooks-headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/brooks-headshot-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/brooks-headshot-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/brooks-headshot-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/brooks-headshot-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/brooks-headshot-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/brooks-headshot.jpeg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/brooks-2024\/\">Role of Militaries in Democratic Decline<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Risa Brooks<\/strong><br \/>October 22, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/D2gHw_WGaZ0?feature=share\"> View on Demand<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/oreskes-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/oreskes-headshot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/oreskes-2024\/\">Why Disinformation Matters<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Naomi Oreskes<\/strong><br \/>October 29, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/SH70TSCTfa8?feature=share\"> View on Demand<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/davenport-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/davenport-headshot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/2024-event\/davenport-2024\/\">Democratic Solutions, Dead Ends, and Don\u2019t Knows<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><strong>Christian Davenport<\/strong><br \/>November 12, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/gT9MbPcSZEE?feature=share\"> View on Demand<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Special Events<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\">\n<div>\n<h3>Theatre<\/h3>\n<p>MACHINAL by Sophie Treadwell and directed by Rachel Walshe<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Machinal<\/strong><\/em> is a 1928 play by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell. The play is inspired by the real-life case of convicted and executed murderer, Ruth Snyder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/machinal-opens-uri-theatre-departments-diverse-season\/\">Learn more<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Art Showcase<\/h3>\n<p><strong>October 1-December 12, 2024<\/strong><br \/>\nDemocracy In Peril \u2013 The Politics of Personality Exhibit in Lippitt Hall.<\/p>\n<h3>Hera Gallery Hosts Democracy Postcard Project<\/h3>\n<p>At the Hera Gallery in South Kingstown, the Democracy Postcard Project brings together student reflections on democracy, captured on postcards as part of the colloquium theme <em>Democracy in Peril.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heragallery.org\/democracy-under-siege\">Learn More<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Sustaining Democracy: A Humanities Lecture Series<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Fall 2024 &#8211; Spring 2025<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Center for the Humanities is pleased to present \u201cSustaining Democracy: A Humanities Lecture Series,\u201d a yearlong speaker series that will demonstrate the critical role that the arts and humanities play in sustaining and inspiring democratic engagement.<\/p>\n<p>All events in the series are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/sustaining-democracy-a-humanities-lecture-series\/\">Learn More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p>Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/honors\/\">URI Honors Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 Honors Colloquium, &#8220;Democracy in Peril&#8221;, will provide a valuable<br \/>\nopportunity for scholars, experts, and the broader community to engage in a thoughtful and informed dialogue on the state of global democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4688,"featured_media":0,"parent":2561,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7642","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4688"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7642"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7854,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7642\/revisions\/7854"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}