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Crossing Divides and Preserving Democracy in a Polarized World

Name: Crossing Divides and Preserving Democracy in a Polarized World
Start: 2026-10-20T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-10-20T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Hinckley Center Assembly Hall

Date: Tuesday, October 20
Time: 7:00 PM MT – 8:00 PM MT
Location: Hinckley Center Assembly Hall
Format: In person
Admission: Free

Free admission In person

About this event

Join the Wheatley Institute for a conversation with Heather Gerken, president of the Ford Foundation, as she discusses how to effectively navigate polarization and heal divides in order to protect democracy. Her lecture will be held at 7:00pm in the Hinckley Center Assembly Hall at Brigham Young University. Heather Gerken is the 11th president of the Ford Foundation. A nationally recognized expert on democracy, federalism, and elections, Gerken has spent her career working on bipartisan efforts to protect the rule of law. As president of the Ford Foundation, she leads the $16 billion charitable foundation, which operates offices in the United States and 10 regions around the world.

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