Consuelo Amat is an assistant professor of political science in the SNF Agora Institute. Her research and teaching focus on civil resistance, authoritarianism, and the role of grassroots organizing in political change. She leads the Introduction to Civic Life course and played a key role in launching the university’s new Minor in Civic Life, which helps students explore democracy as both a system of government and a set of everyday practices. Through community-engaged coursework, Amat encourages students to see themselves as agents of change and to connect classroom learning with action in the world.