Why Public Space Matters by Setha Low

CSU welcomes honorary guest speaker Setha Low with moderator Lance Jay Brown on Thursday October 5, 2023, from 12-1pm ET to talk about Why Public Space Matters. Public spaces — where people from all walks of life play, work, meet, talk, read, think, debate, and protest — are vital to a healthy civic life. Setha Low argues in her book, even fleeting moments of visibility and encounter in these spaces tend to foster a broader worldview and our willingness to accept difference. Such experiences also enhance flexible thinking, problem solving, creativity, and inclusiveness.