Recanati-Kaplan Talks

Universities, Democracy, and the American Future

A Conversation with Dr. Alan Garber, President of Harvard University, and Emma Tucker, Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal

Apr 13, 2026

Since World War II, the nation’s universities have been symbols and drivers of American leadership at home and abroad — engines of discovery, economic growth, and democratic vitality. These very institutions and that very leadership are now under threat, facing political polarization, public skepticism, financial strain, and rapid technological transformation.

At a moment of profound change and consequence, can America’s research universities rise to meet the challenge? What role should they play in strengthening democratic values, fostering civil discourse, advancing innovation, and preparing the next generation of leaders? And what is at stake for the country if they succeed, or if they falter?

Join Harvard President Alan Garber and Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Emma Tucker for a candid and wide-ranging conversation about the future of higher education, the pressures reshaping it, and the responsibility great institutions bear in shaping America’s path forward.

This program is part of 92NY Recanati-Kaplan Talks.
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