No matter which candidate wins the upcoming presidential election, campus leaders have a role in maintaining civility, promoting civic engagement, and celebrating the democratic process. Six participants from ACE’s
Community of Practice on Civic Engagement and Democracy talk about how colleges and universities can make a difference.
By Darren Cambridge and Brad Farnsworth, American Council on Education
No matter which candidate wins the upcoming presidential election, campus leaders still have a role in maintaining civility, promoting civic engagement, and celebrating the democratic process. Read about how ACE’s new community of practice on civic engagement is helping make the election more meaningful to students.
By Nancy L. Thomas and Adam Gismondi, Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, Tufts University
Nancy Thomas and Adam Gismondi of the Tufts Institute for Democracy & Higher Education ask higher education leaders to take a stand for student voting rights during these contentious times, engage the big questions about our democracy’s health, and protect academic freedom and the right of educators to discuss political issues with students.
By Derek W. M. Barker of the Kettering Foundation and Harry C. Boyte, Augsburg University
In these times of stress, higher education needs to reclaim its democratic role as bridge builder and commit to what might be called a “higher partisanship” beyond partisan warfare—that is, a forceful commitment to the democratic process itself without favoring any particular viewpoint. Read more from Derek W. M. Barker of the Kettering Foundation and Harry C. Boyte of Augsburg University.