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John Hillen: American Civics and Student Leadership
“I think there’s two keys to civic education, and I like to think of it very broadly. The first key most people get because it can be captured in scoring and measured. And that is the extent of knowledge about our civics and our history, which is largely sometimes just a test of facts. And what you most often see is could native born Americans pass the naturalization immigration test that new immigrants have to pass to get citizenship? So, this can be measured and that’s fine. And I do think it’s important for Americans to have a common set of facts about their history…”
‘A Battlefield of Ideas’: Students Promote Civil Discourse Through Peer-Driven Magazine, Events
“You disagree with your friend’s political views. You could:
a) Cancel the friend on social media
b) End the friendship in real life
c) Start a magazine where classmates with opposing views share their essays to better understand each other
Duke juniors Zachary Partnoy (liberal) and Sherman Criner (conservative) chose option “c.””
Transformative Ideas and POLIS Programs Bring Serious Fun
“The first evening of the Transformative Ideas and POLIS Symposium kicked off in style March 6 with a “Spring in the 20s” ball. Think suits, long dresses and live jazz.”
MSNBC – The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle
“Welcome to Money Power Politics. Today, President Trump fired the only two Democrats on the bipartisan federal trade commission. It’s the consumer protection agency meant to prevent fraud and unfair business practices like telemarketing scams and identity theft.”
Duke is working to foster ‘civil discourse.’ Here’s what faculty think of the hot-button topic
“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 ideological diversity, coined “civil discourse.””
Why I Started A Free-Speech Magazine at Duke
“At America’s elite universities, we are told that pursuing free inquiry and civil discourse is a fundamental value…In reality, these institutions have largely failed to cultivate an environment where civil discourse can organically flourish.”
Lecture at Duke Chapel to Address ‘Confident Pluralism’
“A distinguished law professor and author, John Inazu, will speak on “Pluralism, Particularity, and Possibility” at Duke University Chapel on Thursday, March 27, at 6:00 p.m. The combined lecture and public conversation is the inaugural address in Duke Chapel’s Pluralism Lecture series and is also part of the Provost’s Initiative on Pluralism, Free Inquiry, and Belonging.”
Duke public policy professors reflect on Trump’s slew of controversial executive orders
“Less than a month into his second term, President Donald Trump has signed over 60 executive orders, the most in a president’s first 100 days in over four decades.
To understand the quantity, legality and implications of the president’s executive orders, The Chronicle spoke to three professors from the Sanford School of Public Policy.”