The workshop will be held at 4:15 p.m. on Sept. 28.
Join colleagues for this workshop with guest speaker Nancy Thomas. Having respectful and productive conversations about controversial issues is one of the most vital aspects of civic and political learning. These conversations can be challenging to lead and conduct, but trained facilitators can ensure that valuable discussions take place in which all participants feel comfortable even as conflicting ideas and beliefs are expressed.
This session is limited to 30 participants. Registration in advance is required at this link online.
Sponsored by Center for the Advancement of Teaching & Learning, North Carolina Campus Compact, and the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement
Bio: Nancy Thomas is the director of the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education in the Jonathan M. Tisch College for Civic Life at Tufts University. She directs research on higher education’s role in American democracy, including the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE). Prior to joining Tisch College in 2012, Nancy directed the Democracy Imperative, a national network of academics and practitioners working to advance deliberative democracy in higher education. Earlier in her career, she practiced university law. She currently serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Public Deliberation and senior associate with Everyday Democracy. Her professional interests connect political learning and democratic engagement; equity, diversity, and inclusion; academic freedom and free speech, and; legal issues in higher education. She holds a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a law degree from Case Western Reserve University