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America’s Debate-Only Culture Is Breaking Our Ability To Problem Solve

From classrooms to conference rooms, productive conversation is becoming a lost civic skill. Rebuilding it is key to solving problems that debate alone can’t fix.

How to Survive Holiday Conversations (Even with Your Crazy Uncle)

We asked Carnegie Young Leaders whose projects focus on dialogue and connection to share their best tips for having real, respectful discussions with family and friends t...

College Presidents Face A Civic Test: This Is How They Can Ace It

Confidence in higher education is being tested like never before. Poll after poll shows that the public increasingly questions whether colleges are worth the cost or whet...

What We’re Missing About Gen Z’s Civic Energy

Our new survey, Gen Z Civic Vibe Check, shows that 9 in 10 young people care deeply about their communities and feel a responsibility to get involved. Here's how older ad...

From Group Chats to Grassroots: How Gen Z Is Reimagining Civic Action

New Survey Shows Gen Z’s Engagement and Energy Rising Amid Political and Economic Uncertainty.

Gen Z Civic Vibe Check

Gen Zers care about their communities but their motivations to get involved are often misunderstood. A new national survey of 1,000 young people aged 14–22 conducted by...

Gen Z Doesn’t Want Safe Spaces. They Want Honest Ones.

Young leaders and older adult allies came together at the Our Voices Summit to explore how real conversations can lead to real change.

These Gen Zers are fighting misinformation and expanding voting access

See how Carnegie Young Leaders are taking on misinformation and helping more people vote with confidence.

Vy Le is Changing How We Donate to Shelters

Vy Le is a 2025 Carnegie Young Leader and the team lead for WhereWear, a youth-run project in Olympia, WA that’s making clothing donations more intentional and respectf...

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