Civil discourse is preferable to the alternatives of coerced silence and violence. Coerced silence means that one side has exercised power to end conversation—to say, in effect, there is no point in ...

As a civil discourse specialist, I help teachers and students engage in respectful, truth-seeking discussions. Last fall, schools invited me to support conversations about the war in Gaza and the 2024 ...

During the spring of 2024, the Civil Discourse Advisory Group developed a list of 10 skills for engaging in civil discourse on campus and in the classroom. Know the type of conversation in which you ...

The Civil Discourse Fellows program — run by Ohio State’s Center for Ethics and Human Values — held a forum titled “Is a Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Still Viable?” Friday at ...

Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government and Public Service is planning on hosting a civil discourse symposium for ...

Duke’s summer sessions on civil discourse provide tools for faculty across the US Duke is equipping students to respect differing viewpoints in a variety of ways. This Duke Today series examines the ...

Students at Providence College participated in an event to learn tips on having civil conversations on contentious topics last month in advance of the presidential election. As Alexandra Delano ...

University of Wisconsin Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin spoke at the Reagan Institute Summit on Education where she emphasized the importance of civil discourse on college campuses in the wake of recent ...

National elections. Geopolitical conflict. Polarization and partisanship. Maybe just the sight of those words gives you hives. In a moment where everyday conversations can feel tense, it's easy to ...