Speaker Profile
Lara Schwartz focuses on dialogue across difference, freedom of speech and dissent, inclusive pedagogy, dispute resolution, depolarization, law, and public policy. Drawing on her experience as a legislative lawyer, lobbyist, and communications strategist in leading civil rights organizations, Lara understands how to lay the groundwork for important, tough conversations across difference. At American University, she founded and directs the (formerly the Project on Civil Discourse), which supports students in developing their skills as listeners, communicators, and learners.
Lara regularly speaks at national conferences on issues related to free speech on campus, productive dialogue, inclusive learning communities, collaborative learning, academic freedom, student activism, and college readiness. She has often appeared on national and local radio and television programs and written broadly for the media. She is the author of .
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