In a 2021 speech titled “Universities are the Enemy,” JD Vance called on conservatives to “aggressively attack the universities in this country.” Smith College professor Carrie N. Baker will discuss why and how conservatives are attacking higher education, what advocates for interdisciplinary liberal arts are doing to fight back, and the critical role of higher education for maintaining American democracy.
A conversation with Carrie Baker
Professor and Chair, Program for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, Sylvia D’Lugasch Bauman Professor of American Studies.
