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Democratic classroom emphasizes coming to voice
October 5, 2022
Classrooms devoted to higher learning can and should serve as practice arenas for deliberative democracy, in which ideas are presented for common review and debated upon merit, criticism exchanged civilly, and consensus and dissent are documented.
Putin's Real Enemy? People Power
March 30, 2022
Whether in Ukraine or our own homeland, democracy is proved when tested. Ukraine is proving it. Let's learn a thing or two from them.
Importance of Liberal Education
February 16, 2022
A public university like ours has a special duty to prepare our students to be able, engaged citizens. The Civic Learning Network enhances the University's capacity to serve those goals.
Reflecting in the moment
February 10, 2022
Much like in Plato's Allegory of the Cave, my ability to "see" the world with my own eyes and independently from the constructs of increasingly polarized agendas is liberating and something I do not take for granted.