How can educators use civil discourse to address increasing polarization and free speech controversies on campus? Drawing on lessons from Creating Space for Democracy (Stylus, Campus Compact & AAC&U), this session will introduce various methods of dialogue and deliberation, including case study examples from leading dialogue practitioners. Participants will leave this session with ideas and practices for promoting free spaces for civil discourse in classroom, student life, and community settings. Panelists: Nicholas Longo, Moderator Sara Mehltretter Drury, Vice President of Deliberation at Unify America, Associate Professor of Rhetoric at Wabash College, and founding director of Wabash Democracy & Public Discourse Suchitra Gururaj, Vice President for Community Engagement and Economic Development, University of Texas-Austin Thomas Schnaubelt, Lecturer and Senior Advisor on Civic Education, Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford University REGISTER →

It is a commonly accepted statement in the community engagement field that community partners function as co-educators of students. However, this construct of co-educator is much harder to put into practice when one is actually creating and implementing a course. Hear from pairs of faculty and community partners about how their co-educator partnerships work “in practice,” and get their candid insights about the opportunities and challenges inherent in this kind of relationship. Participants will also explore how partnerships can situate faculty and community partners as comrades and co-conspirators in transforming higher education and community spaces to be more just and equitable. Moderated by Star Plaxton-Moore REGISTER →

Campus Compact is offering information sessions for members about our innovative Newman Civic Fellowship program. This year-long program recognizes and supports outstanding community­-committed students at Campus Compact member institutions. The nomination process for the 2023–2024 cohort of Fellows is now open. Join us for a virtual Q&A to learn more about program benefits, how to submit a nomination, and all the ins and outs of the program. Three dates are available: Tuesday, November 15 @ 2:00 pm Eastern Tuesday, December 13 @ 2:00 pm Eastern Tuesday, January 10 @ 2:00 pm Eastern REGISTER →

Campus Compact is offering information sessions for members about our innovative Newman Civic Fellowship program. This year-long program recognizes and supports outstanding community­-committed students at Campus Compact member institutions. The nomination process for the 2023–2024 cohort of Fellows is now open. Join us for a virtual Q&A to learn more about program benefits, how to submit a nomination, and all the ins and outs of the program. Three dates are available: Tuesday, November 15 @ 2:00 pm Eastern Tuesday, December 13 @ 2:00 pm Eastern Tuesday, January 10 @ 2:00 pm Eastern REGISTER →

Dates: December 13–14, 2022 Time: 2:00–5:30 pm each day Location: Virtual Campus Compact is hosting this two-day forum, first in a series of five Planning and Action Forums for educators and policy leaders from the Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition. The forums are presented by the CLDE Coalition and with the University of Virginia's Karsh Institute of Democracy, with support from the Endeavor Foundation. Registration is now open for Forums 1 & 2, to be held in December 2022 and February 2023. These free online forums will help educators and policy leaders explore: A civic and democracy-focused learning framework that college educators, systems, and consortia can tailor for students, programs, and community partnerships. Campus examples in which civic learning includes all students and in particular gives voice to students from historically underserved communities. Policy Initiatives that can help scale civic learning for an engaged democracy, including candid discussions about enabling vs. imposing. New research that details both the strong...

Dates: December 13–14, 2022 Time: 2:00–5:30 pm each day Location: Virtual Campus Compact is hosting this two-day forum, first in a series of five Planning and Action Forums for educators and policy leaders from the Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition. The forums are presented by the CLDE Coalition and with the University of Virginia's Karsh Institute of Democracy, with support from the Endeavor Foundation. Registration is now open for Forums 1 & 2, to be held in December 2022 and February 2023. These free online forums will help educators and policy leaders explore: A civic and democracy-focused learning framework that college educators, systems, and consortia can tailor for students, programs, and community partnerships. Campus examples in which civic learning includes all students and in particular gives voice to students from historically underserved communities. Policy Initiatives that can help scale civic learning for an engaged democracy, including candid discussions about enabling vs. imposing. New research that details both the strong...

Campus Compact is offering information sessions for members about our innovative Newman Civic Fellowship program. This year-long program recognizes and supports outstanding community­-committed students at Campus Compact member institutions. The nomination process for the 2023–2024 cohort of Fellows is now open. Join us for a virtual Q&A to learn more about program benefits, how to submit a nomination, and all the ins and outs of the program. Three dates are available: Tuesday, November 15 @ 2:00 pm Eastern Tuesday, December 13 @ 2:00 pm Eastern Tuesday, January 10 @ 2:00 pm Eastern REGISTER →

Dates: February 6–7, 2023 Time: 2:00–5:30 pm each day Location: Virtual Campus Compact is hosting this two-day forum, second in a series of five Planning and Action Forums for educators and policy leaders from the Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition. The forums are presented by the CLDE Coalition and with the University of Virginia's Karsh Institute of Democracy, with support from the Endeavor Foundation. Registration is now open for Forums 1 & 2, to be held in December 2022 and February 2023. These free online forums will help educators and policy leaders explore: A civic and democracy-focused learning framework that college educators, systems, and consortia can tailor for students, programs, and community partnerships. Campus examples in which civic learning includes all students and in particular gives voice to students from historically underserved communities. Policy Initiatives that can help scale civic learning for an engaged democracy, including candid discussions about enabling vs. imposing. New research that details both the strong...

Dates: February 6–7, 2023 Time: 2:00–5:30 pm each day Location: Virtual Campus Compact is hosting this two-day forum, second in a series of five Planning and Action Forums for educators and policy leaders from the Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition. The forums are presented by the CLDE Coalition and with the University of Virginia's Karsh Institute of Democracy, with support from the Endeavor Foundation. Registration is now open for Forums 1 & 2, to be held in December 2022 and February 2023. These free online forums will help educators and policy leaders explore: A civic and democracy-focused learning framework that college educators, systems, and consortia can tailor for students, programs, and community partnerships. Campus examples in which civic learning includes all students and in particular gives voice to students from historically underserved communities. Policy Initiatives that can help scale civic learning for an engaged democracy, including candid discussions about enabling vs. imposing. New research that details both the strong...