We hold these truths: liberty, equality, and core texts [we propose to organize a conference on civic education and core texts inside the 31ST annual meeting of the association for core texts and…

We hold these truths: liberty, equality, and core texts [we propose to organize a conference on civic education and core texts inside the 31ST annual meeting of the association for core texts and courses, ?we hold these truths: liberty, equality, and core texts,? March 19 -22, 2026, omni tempe hotel at arizona state university. We will create a series of four breakout sessions bookended by two plenary addresses in the middle of the 2026 actc conference and devote them to civic education and leadership. The hosting sponsor of this year?s conference is the school for civic and economic thought and leadership (scetl) at arizona state university. They are enthusiastic partners in this work. The conference within a conference will open with a lunch and plenary address by andrew delbanco (columbia) and close with a lunch and plenary address by susan collins (notre dame). We will invite participants to submit revised versions of their presentation papers to be considered for inclusion in selected essays volume published by mercer university press.]