Diversity & Democracy: Current Issue

Diversity and Democracy, Spring-Summer, 2017

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Current Issue

SPR/SUM2017Vol.20No.2/3

Free and Civil Discourse

Challenges and Imperatives

What is the relationship between free speech and civil discourse? Which voices are heard in what contexts? And what are the implications for inclusive learning environments? This issue explores these questions and more, with a focus on how colleges and universities across the country are navigating current events.

Table of Contents

From the Editor

By Kathryn Peltier Campbell, Association of American Colleges and Universities

Free and Civil Discourse: Challenges and Imperatives

Speech, Spectacle, and Looking Closely for What One Cannot See

By Lynn Pasquerella, Association of American Colleges and Universities

Toward a Democratic Speech Environment

By Christopher M. Tinson and Javiera Benavente, Hampshire College

Bridging the American Political Divide: The Role of Higher Education in Advancing Civil Discourse

By Eduardo M. Ochoa, California State University–Monterey Bay

The Role of Governing Boards in Addressing Campus Tensions

By Susan Whealler Johnston, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges

Perspectives

Free Speech Is Not Enough

By Robert Quinn, New York University

Owning Your Own Mind

By Leslie E. Wong and Alison M. Sanders, San Francisco State University

Practicing Peace on a Weaponized Campus

By Lisa L. Moore, University of Texas at Austin

Campus Practice

This Is Who We Say We Are

By David Maxwell, Drake University

Community Days of Learning: Building Capacity for Challenging Conversations

By Kimberly Cassidy and Ruth Lindeborg, Bryn Mawr College

World Ready: Incorporating Interfaith Learning into General Education

By Esther Boyd, Interfaith Youth Core, and Katie Cruger, Chatham University

A Whole-Institution Approach to Civic Engagement

By Michael J. Sorrell, Paul Quinn College

Presidential Statement

Free Expression, Liberal Education, and Inclusive Excellence

By Lynn Pasquerella, Association of American Colleges and Universities

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