1869, Ep. 173 with David Busch, author of Disciplining Democracy

Use promo code 09POD to save 30% on Disciplining Democracy: Transcript: For over a decade, David Busch has worked as an educator and program administrator in both academic and public settings. He now teaches at Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, Ohio), where he directs a summer humanities program. We spoke to David about why the conventional wisdom that universities are hotbeds of political transformation is in fact wrong, why universities actually discourage political activism in favor of volunteering and service learning, and some promising new models for promoting engaged citizenship that could better serve students, universities, and our democracy as well.

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1869, Ep. 173 with David Busch, author of Disciplining Democracy is an episode from 1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast by Cornell Press.

This episode is 00:31:31 long.

This episode was published on Sep 18, 2025.

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