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 ...

First-time teachers and first-time voters gearing up for the 2024 election may have only ever been exposed to toxic polarization — it's their norm. But for those of us who've been in the classroom for ...

In an era of American history in which people are increasingly reluctant to hear others’ viewpoints — and in which members of different political parties often vilify each other — two political ...

Abagail Hayward doesn’t talk about politics with certain friends. It’s not because she’s unable to share her beliefs or respect other ideologies. She just doesn’t want to lose friends because of the ...

First-time teachers and first-time voters gearing up for the 2024 election may have only ever been exposed to toxic polarization — it’s their norm. But for those of us who’ve been in the classroom for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Merisotis writes about education, human work, and philanthropy. Civil discourse, the ability to hash out differences and ...

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 ...

Recently, the University of Delaware Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration honored Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) with the Biden School Civility in ...

The University of Alabama System is committed to the First Amendment Rights of free speech and expression for all members of the System community. As a public institution of higher education, UAB ...

Matt Milligan is a former attorney and Williamson County Commissioner who serves as the Director of Lipscomb University’s Institute for Conflict Management. The following two statements are both true.

First-time teachers and first-time voters gearing up for the 2024 election may have only ever been exposed to toxic polarization — it’s their norm. But for those of us who have been in the classroom ...

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