Writing about what matters. Having the courage and conviction to speak up and speak out. These are hallmarks of what it means to learn and study at Smith College, and to live a life as an engaged ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump's address to Congress on March 4 was one of many examples of how political leaders of both parties no longer model civil discourse. The acrimony on both sides made clear just ...

MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A look at the past may help ordinary people improve civility, according to Kansas State University's Timothy J. Shaffer, co-editor/author of the book, "A Crisis of Civility?: ...

Amid concerns about academic freedom and rising political polarization on college campuses across the country, leaders at Duke and other universities have adopted new rhetoric to prioritize ...

This is a guest post by: Dr William F Lamb, researcher at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) in Berlin. You have probably already heard a discourse of climate ...

GeoJournal, Vol. 72, No. 1/2, Geographies of Governance in the European Union (2008), pp. 105-119 (15 pages) The European Community Initiative URBAN, explored in this article for seven countries in ...