A distinguished panel of leaders and scholars at public universities and institutions joined in a provocative conversation, featuring Nancy Cantor, president of Hunter College, CUNY; Cathy N. Davidson, distinguished professor at the CUNY Graduate Center, founder of the Futures Initiative, and special advisor to the CUNY chancellor; William P. Kelly, president emeritus of the CUNY Graduate Center and former director of NYPL Research Libraries; Shelly Lowe, chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities; and Maurice Wallace, associate professor of English at Rutgers University. Moderated by Shelly Eversley, professor of English at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center, and faculty co-chair of the Futures Initiative.