# America at 250: How Higher Ed Can Cultivate Citizenship Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-suite-perspectives-3733069/america-at-250-how-higher-ed-can-cultivate-citizenship Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-suite-perspectives-3733069/america-at-250-how-higher-ed-can-cultivate-citizenship.md Podcast: [C-Suite Perspectives](https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-suite-perspectives-3733069) Published: 2026-06-22T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://csuiteperspectives.libsyn.com/america-at-250-how-higher-ed-can-cultivate-citizenship Audio file: https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/csuiteperspectives/6-17-26_Katherine_Rowe.mp3?dest-id=2804771 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/c-suite-perspectives-3733069/episodes/america-at-250-how-higher-ed-can-cultivate-citizenship Duration seconds: 1615 ## Resource As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, there are questions about the future of leadership, citizenship, and civic life in a country that seems increasingly polarized . How can higher education develop young people to be the citizens and leaders we need ? Join David Young and guest Katherine A. Rowe, president, William & Mary , to learn about the university's role in educating American founders , why students should develop civic leadership skills , and how William & Mary encourages better arguments . For more from The Conference Board: 250 Years Forward: Strengthening an American Futur e America at 250: How Can We Move Past Political Deadlock? A Stable Democracy at 250: Trusted Elections as the Foundation ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/c-suite-perspectives-3733069/episodes/america-at-250-how-higher-ed-can-cultivate-citizenship/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-suite-perspectives-3733069/america-at-250-how-higher-ed-can-cultivate-citizenship.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.