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Promoting Civil Discourse

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On December 5, 2023, Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics (ELSCE) Director Eric Beerbohm was appointed by FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra to serve as Senior Advisor for Civil Discourse for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). His appointment has sparked a...

Civil Discourse Handbook

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This guide is designed to equip instructors with tools and strategies to facilitate more productive conversations in the classroom while enhancing students’ ability to foster empathy and take on multiple perspectives. Each section is intended to be...

Eric Beerbohm named senior adviser for civil discourse

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Director of ELSCE Eric Beerbohm has been named senior adviser for civil discourse. In the new role, Director Beerbohm will launch a series of initiatives designed to advance constructive dialogue in classrooms and seminar halls across the FAS. The goal is...

Challenging the Barriers to Civil Discourse Conference

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This two-day conference, hosted by the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics, seeks to address the pressing issue of why democracies struggle with maintaining civil discourse. The event is interdisciplinary by design, bringing together a diverse group of...

Civil Discourse Series: What Ties a Nation Together?

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On November 12, the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics hosted a public forum examining one of the most urgent civic questions of our time: What Ties a Nation Together? The event, part of the Center's Civil Discourse initiative, was moderated by Kim B...

Dream Civil Discourse Conversation

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A creative, fun exercise to excite students about facilitating or taking part in civil disagreements. Students create their "dream" civil disagreement conversation, deciding on their ideal facilitators, topic, and question.

Innovating Civil Discourse: An Instructional Design Hackathon

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The hackathon invites undergraduates, graduate students and young scholars from Boston area colleges and universities to design a lesson plan or game that helps students engage with difficult, contested, or uncomfortable conversations. Lesson plans should...