Commentary: Fear of engaging with ideological opponents and the resulting breakdown of communication are surely fueling polarization in our country.

When politicians call policy debates civil war and activists justify shootings, we've abandoned the norms that keep society ...

Americans are not optimistic about the state of higher education. A 2025 Pew Research survey revealed that seven in 10 adults ...

Each of us must show that we can have reasonable conversations without verbally assaulting or villainizing the person with whom we disagree.

Shannon Watkins is Research and Policy Fellow at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. She wrote this column for The Fulcrum, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news platform covering efforts to fix ...

Students are hungry for civil discourse. Universities must seize this moment to build ideological bridges on their campuses.

Americans are not optimistic about the state of higher education. A 2025 Pew Research survey revealed that 7 in 10 adults ...

Some students said the message of the forum, headlined by former Vice President Mike Pence, rang hollow as the university has ...

There’s been a veritable boom in civil-dialogue projects at colleges. One longtime researcher in the field estimated that ...

Civil discourse doesn’t require agreement. Eva Armour explains why curiosity — and the ability to hold multiple truths — matters more. Jelly Roll says he 'lost his way' after shedding over 200 pounds, ...

Texas A&M University-Victoria will host a weeklong Civil Discourse Series from April 6-10 to help students build skills in respectful disagreement, listening and collaboration. The program is part of ...

The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership hosted Faculty Debate Night on Monday, which featured two professors from the school discussing whether the U.S. should repeal the Second ...