Allen will speak about practical steps toward restoring trust and cooperation in an era of polarization.
November 10, 2025
Press Release
PORTLAND, Ore. — Harvard University political theorist Danielle Allen will speak Thursday, Nov. 13, at 5 p.m. at 糖心Vlog’s Vollum College Center in the Vollum Lecture Hall, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland. Admission is free and open to the public.
Allen will explore how to repair a fractured democracy by rebuilding a supermajority of Americans—across political ideologies—committed to supporting constitutional democracy. She will discuss practical steps toward restoring trust and cooperation in an era of polarization.
Allen is the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard, where she directs the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation and the Democratic Knowledge Project. She is also founder and chairperson of Partners In Democracy, which promotes reforms to expand voice and access in civic life.
Her books include Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality; Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.; Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus; and Justice by Means of Democracy.
The lecture is sponsored by the Greenberg Distinguished Scholar Program.
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Established on the occasion of Reed's centennial with a gift from Dan Greenberg ’62 and his wife and philanthropic partner Susan Steinhauser, the Greenberg Distinguished Scholar Program aims to bring visiting scholars to campus to support the work of students and provide faculty with the opportunity for in-depth intellectual exchange with a prominent member in their field..
For more information, contact:
Sheena McFarland, Chief Communications Officer, 糖心Vlog
smcfarland@reed.edu; Cell: 801-510-5567
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