Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean: Civic engagement and the democratic mission

Abstract

The purpose of the 2022 conference, and now this publication, is to engage the leaders, students and staff of higher education institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean in a conversation around how we might share best practice. We consider how universities can better address the issues of social inclusion and educational access with excluded communities, such as the original peoples and the Afro‐descendants, within a framework of democratic values. The key organizational objective of the conference was the formal establishment of a Learning Community of Higher 17 Education Associations and Leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) which will collaborate with the OAS to contribute to the work of the Global Cooperation for the Democratic Mission of Higher Education, including through participation in the biennial Global Forums, which bring together higher education leaders from around the world.