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In a 2021 speech titled \u201cUniversities are the Enemy,\u201d<\/em><\/a> JD Vance called on conservatives to \u201caggressively attack the universities in this country.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A conversation with Carrie Baker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor and Chair, Program for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, Sylvia D\u2019Lugasch Bauman Professor of American Studies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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