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Invite University Leadership to Partner with Student Efforts

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In addition to building grassroots, student-facing programs from the bottom up, it's key to involve senior leadership at your institution. Having buy-in from the top down will make organizing easier and help draw institutional support for what you are doing. Here are a few ways to help do that:

Citizens & Scholars

Encourage your college president to join Citizens & Scholars' College Presidents for Civic Preparedness. Leaders make three Civic Commitments: committing to educating for democracy, preparing students for a diverse society, and protecting free inquiry. Learn more about this coalition of 100+ college presidents here .

ACTA Campus Freedom Initiative

ACTA, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, has a toolkit for college trustees called the Campus Freedom Initiative, to help build a culture of free inquiry on campus. Available here .

AEI Roadmap

AEI, the American Enterprise Institute, has a roadmap for college administrators to increase viewpoint diversity on campus. Read the full report here .