“The American Revolution tells us something about who we are, where we came from, what our forebears believed and what they were willing to die for—the most profound question any people can ask themselves. That’s true whether your ancestors arrived here in the 17th century or a decade ago, because the Revolution established the principles and aspirations that form the bedrock of the country today. It’s a perpetual work in progress, and always has been. To make a more perfect union is our task and that of generations yet unborn, to cite a phrase…”
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“Directly following the 2024 Presidential Election, The Program in American Grand Strategy hosted a faculty panel alongside Dewitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy, Duke Government Relations, Duke Department of Political Science, and Polis: Center for Politics…”
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“This December, the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy and Polis hosted a two-part conversation with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and former U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) in Duke’s Washington, DC office.”
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“It’s no secret that Americans’ ability to engage in meaningful conversations across political, cultural, and ideological divides feels more strained than ever. In this episode, we discuss how to bring people together. Two words: civil discourse.”
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“Across this polarized country, college professors are grappling with the same dilemma: how to create a classroom environment where students feel free to speak their minds?”
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Professor Polly Ha invited POLIS Director, Professor Abdullah Antepli, to lecture to her students in “The Good Life” class. Professor Antepli, who is the former…
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“If the severity of polarization in the United States were tracked like terrorism, we’d be fast approaching code red, the most severe warning. That’s according to Abdullah Antepli, new director of Duke’s Civil Discourse Project.”
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“Burr was first elected to Congress in 1994, serving 10 years in the House of Representatives before his tenure as a U.S. senator from 2005 to 2023. He served as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee from 2015 to 2020.
In August, Burr joined the faculty of the Sanford School of Public Policy as…”
“Sanford’s POLIS: Center for Politics kicked off its multipart Bridging the Divide series on Monday with the first event: a fireside chat with Provost Alec Gallimore and former Republican U.S. Senator Richard Burr…”
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Originally hosted by the Kenan Institute of Ethics, The Civil Discourse Project (CDP) will now be housed with Polis: Center for Politics. CDP has been…
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“A seminar on how to teach civil discourse at college campuses couldn’t come at a better time.The Israel-Hamas war has poured gasoline on volatile campus debates about free speech, divestment from Israel and other combustible topics.”
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“John Rose teaches about freedom of expression in a polarized era. He doesn’t expect us to agree. But he wants us to listen, with respect.”
Comments closed“When Agnes Bolinska was an undergraduate, she didn’t talk much in class. “I was scared of being judged, and I was scared of saying the wrong thing,” said Bolinska, who is now an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina. “I would have learned more if I wasn’t like that.”
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“John Rose’s passion for bridging the hardened political divide will expand from his Duke classroom to educators from across the country this August, when Duke hosts a four-day faculty seminar on teaching civil discourse.”
Comments closed“A conservative student announces to the class that his experience during his first semester in Duke’s Visions of Freedom Focus program dispelled prior concerns that he would be ostracized by his fellow students and penalized by his professors on account of his political beliefs. Instead of condemnation, he encountered spirited debate within an intellectually diverse community of friends.”
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“The conservative critique of American higher education is well known to Journal readers: The universities are run by intolerant progressives.”
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“Wearing a red Make America Great Again hat and a white trash bag with two holes cut out for sleeves, Brendan Dickson takes a seat at the end of a long rectangular table before class starts in the West Duke building.”
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