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Engaging Democracy: A Civil Discourse Experience in POL 290
In Dr. Liz Smith’s POL 290 course, students participated in a civil discourse experience with members of OLLI, where they delivered a 20-minute presentation highlighting what they had learned throughout the semester, centered around the...
Continue ReadingDialogue Across Differences: Dr. Inabinet’s Students Participate in the Unify Challenge
Inspired by Dr. Liz Smith, Dr. Brandon Inabinet encouraged his Rhetoric and Strategy students to participate in the Unify Challenge College Bowl. The Unify Challenge is an online platform where students are paired with a...
Continue ReadingCivil Discourse: A Course Designed for Dialogue, Debate, and Deliberation
This spring, Dr. Elizabeth Smith will be teaching 'Civil Discourse,' a course designed to explore the meaning and implications of civility in American politics. Throughout the semester, students will consider the legal and normative foundations...
Continue ReadingAnalyzing Historical American Speeches & Battlestar Galactica
This fall, Furman professors are encouraging students to engage in healthy discourse, dialogue, and debate through various activities, from analyzing historical American speeches to exploring Battlestar Galactica. Dr. Lewis’s Great Speeches class examines the rhetorical...
Continue ReadingForgiveness, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution
Forgiveness is generally not at the top of the mind in conflict, but it is a topic in Mary Jo McInerny’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution course taught during May Experience. Conflict pervades our society, manifesting...
Continue ReadingOn Discourse in the Classroom
The Furman faculty is dedicated to embracing and seeking opportunities to strengthen their skill and capacity to facilitate and teach strategies for engaging in constructive conversations on challenging issues both within class and in the...
Continue ReadingUnity Challenge: Replacing Political Fight with Collaborative Problem Solving
In an era of political polarization, Dr. Liz Smith wanted her students in her Introduction to Government class to not only understand the principles and institutions of government, but understand the viewpoints of others with...
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