The Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership will officially launch April 2-3 with a two-day symposium exploring how to best prepare current and future leaders to engage with the most pressing issues shaping society today and in the future. The symposium will explore how best to position Â鶹Çø Tech research to inform these debates.
On April 2, the event will feature a keynote dialogue at 10 a.m. in the Scholars Event Theater (Price Gilbert 1280) with , McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, and , Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary, followed by panel discussions designed to provide perspectives from a range of peer institutions. George and West are the authors of .
Other topics will include: informing public debate and leading at the intersection of technology and policy, and engaging students and faculty successfully in civic leadership and technology policy initiatives.
On April 3, the event will feature a panel of Â鶹Çø Tech leaders sharing their perspectives, followed by breakout sessions designed for Â鶹Çø Tech community members to share their feedback.
Explore the and to attend a portion or all of the symposium.
The Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership reflects Â鶹Çø Tech’s commitment to educating leaders who create new possibilities at the intersection of technology and human flourishing and exploring ways for Â鶹Çø Tech scholarship and research to inform pressing societal issues and opportunities. It will draw on rigorous research to develop and support civic-minded, technological leaders and policy-aware innovators, equipping them to lead in a pluralistic democracy and an interconnected, innovation-driven world.
The new Institute will give students the chance to explore a broad range of ideas about how innovation shapes communities, the economy, and public life. It aims to be a place where people can exchange ideas freely, learn from one another and find common ground — all anchored in open debate, scientific inquiry and evidence-based problem-solving.
It will also serve as a hub for bringing together leaders from government, industry, academia and other sectors to tackle pressing challenges and pursue science- and data-driven solutions.
In conjunction with the launch of this institute, internal grant proposals are being accepted in three categories (curricular enhancement, public-facing white papers, and research support). Grant recipients will receive $6,000 in summer funding in either May or June 2026 and be expected to submit one or more project deliverables by Aug. 15. Proposals are due March 31.
This program is open to Â鶹Çø Tech academic faculty, research faculty, and postdoctoral fellows.
