{"id":1512,"date":"2026-03-04T20:25:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/richard-d-young-lab\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:48:34","slug":"mckenzie-fellowship-for-democracy-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/richard-d-young-lab\/mckenzie-fellowship-for-democracy-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"McKenzie Fellowship for Democracy Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-uncropped-small wp-image-1513\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/image003-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/image003-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/image003-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/image003-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/image003-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/image003-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/image003.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The RDY Lab was happy to sponsor a reception for Dr. Jeremy Engels, the invited speaker for the McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker lecture on his latest book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindful-Democracy-Declaration-Interdependence-Fractured\/dp\/1967175004\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZLDOHILPSBRT&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MltfqeCVXL_rB6x03nePcQ.a9d2scmSjb_G48TrIHBBtob5hO55Chp-iiMTmF9I7ts&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=jeremy+engels+mindful+democracy&amp;qid=1772653827&amp;sprefix=jeremy+engels+mindful+democrac%2Caps%2C212&amp;sr=8-1\"><em><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"m8gx6b-f761fi-vpjrl0-w7y6a6\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\">On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World<\/span><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<span id=\"productSubtitle\" class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"u2peid-750iy2-1adv3l-z4hnf5\" data-cel-widget=\"productSubtitle\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<figure id=\"attachment_1525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1525\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1525 size-uncropped-small\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/10-IMG_1335-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker Event\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/10-IMG_1335-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/10-IMG_1335-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/10-IMG_1335-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/10-IMG_1335-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/10-IMG_1335-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/10-IMG_1335-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Julie Ann Piering, Dean, CAL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1523\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-uncropped-small wp-image-1523\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/8-IMG_1375-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker Event\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/8-IMG_1375-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/8-IMG_1375-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/8-IMG_1375-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/8-IMG_1375-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/8-IMG_1375-2048x1419.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/8-IMG_1375-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Ira Allen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1521\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-uncropped-small wp-image-1521\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/6-IMG_1382-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker Event\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/6-IMG_1382-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/6-IMG_1382-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/6-IMG_1382-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/6-IMG_1382-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/6-IMG_1382-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/6-IMG_1382-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Engels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1519\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-uncropped-small wp-image-1519\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/4-IMG_1385-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker Event\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/4-IMG_1385-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/4-IMG_1385-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/4-IMG_1385-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/4-IMG_1385-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/4-IMG_1385-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/4-IMG_1385-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Ira Allen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1517\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-uncropped-small wp-image-1517\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/2-IMG_1388-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker Event\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/2-IMG_1388-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/2-IMG_1388-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/2-IMG_1388-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/2-IMG_1388-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/2-IMG_1388-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/2-IMG_1388-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Luis Fernandez, Criminal Justice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<figure id=\"attachment_1524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1524\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-uncropped-small wp-image-1524\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/9-IMG_1372-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker Event\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/9-IMG_1372-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/9-IMG_1372-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/9-IMG_1372-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/9-IMG_1372-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/9-IMG_1372-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/9-IMG_1372-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Engels and Dr. Allen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1522\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-uncropped-small wp-image-1522\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/7-IMG_1379-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker Event\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/7-IMG_1379-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/7-IMG_1379-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/7-IMG_1379-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/7-IMG_1379-1536x1053.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/7-IMG_1379-2048x1404.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/7-IMG_1379-600x411.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Engels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1520\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-uncropped-small wp-image-1520\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/5-IMG_1383-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker Event\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/5-IMG_1383-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/5-IMG_1383-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/5-IMG_1383-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/5-IMG_1383-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/5-IMG_1383-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/5-IMG_1383-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Engels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1518\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-uncropped-small wp-image-1518\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/3-IMG_1387-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker Event\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/3-IMG_1387-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/3-IMG_1387-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/3-IMG_1387-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/3-IMG_1387-1536x997.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/3-IMG_1387-2048x1329.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/3-IMG_1387-600x389.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Sean Parson, Political Science<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1516\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-uncropped-small wp-image-1516\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/1-IMG_1390-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker Event\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/1-IMG_1390-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/1-IMG_1390-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/1-IMG_1390-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/1-IMG_1390-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/1-IMG_1390-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2026\/03\/1-IMG_1390-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Sean Parson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RDY Lab was happy to sponsor a reception for Dr. Jeremy Engels, the invited speaker for the McKenzie Fellowship Democracy Speaker lecture on his latest book, On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World.\u00a0 &nbsp; &nbsp; 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