Cathy Copeland is the Director of the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness Campuswide Immersion Program at the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, where she partners with colleges and universities to build, assess, and strengthen their approaches to civil dialogue, media literacy, and collaborative problem-solving.
Before joining Citizens & Scholars, Cathy served as Director of the American Democracy Project at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and has taught writing, rhetoric, and literature courses at several universities and developed multidisciplinary collaborative problem-solving courses. She holds a BA in Biology from Hanover College and an MA in English Literature from Indiana University, and completed doctoral coursework at the University of Alabama.
Outside of work, Cathy can be found reading, cross-stitching, or decorating birthday cakes. A passionate supporter of public education in her community, she also enjoys exploring with her husband, two children, and two dogs.
“By reading, thinking, and puzzling with others…the work only fails when we stop trying to solve problems.” I appreciate Shakespeare’s wisdom of “We know what we are, but not what we may be.”
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