After a rancorous election season, many public figures and intellectuals are dismayed at the low state of American public discourse. There has been a call in recent months to restore civility to the body politic. A panel of UTM faculty and students met to address that question over Zoom on Feb. 5 in the semester’s… Continue reading Engage the Times returns to engage the issue of public discourse
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Civility in the classroom: Rogers’ style
The Engage Civic Initiative hosted a discussion on the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Friday, Oct. 4, in the Boling University Center, concerning civility in the classroom. The discussion revolved around how Fred Rogers helped improve civility among people throughout his life. Students and faculty from a variety of departments were in attendance for… Continue reading Civility in the classroom: Rogers’ style