Lee Bollinger, First Amendment scholar, law professor and former president of Columbia University and the author of <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324124320">University: A Reckoning</a> (WW Norton, 2026), argues that universities are essential to preserving democracy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Lee Bollinger, First Amendment scholar, law professor and former president of Columbia University and the author of University: A Reckoning (WW Norton, 2026), argues that universities are essential to preserving democracy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Lee Bollinger, First Amendment scholar, law professor and former president of Columbia University and the author of <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324124320" rel="noopener noreferrer">University: A Reckoning</a> (WW Norton, 2026), argues that universities are essential to preserving democracy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Universities and Democracies

Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.

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