By Drew Duffy President Weinberg often tells students: “If somebody says something in a classroom that you find really uncomfortable — maybe even offensive — take them out for coffee.” Is anyone taking this advice? That is the question a group of DPR students and I have been trying to answer since this past fall….
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A Quiet Campus: Generational Inability or Just a Lack of Opportunity?
By J. Elliot Harpham Over the last couple of months, Dr. Djupe and I, among others, have been working towards creating a new Civic GE competency. Denison, unsurprisingly, is chock full of diverse thought. The problem is that people appear to be unwilling or lacking confidence in their abilities to express themselves. In my experience…
Discerning Moral Agents: How High Stakes and Low Trust Stifle the Liberal Arts Ideal and Where to Go Next.
By John Elliot Harpham College campuses have historically been a place where young people can sharpen their civic skills and flex their rights – a safe and constructive space for students to prepare for full participation in American democracy. But today, the climate has shifted. Self-expression and collaboration across differences are lagging. There seems to…
The Need for Civic Engagement Education
By John Elliot Harpham Denison’s mission statement puts the ability to morally discern, to autonomously think, and to participate in democratic society above all else as the goals of the college. These are honorable goals, and they paint a wonderful picture of what liberal arts values are all about. Yet, as I look around at…
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