Note: The following is a list of web resources located outside the University of Wisconsin System’s website. This list does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of the missions and/or goals of the organizations represented by these websites. To the extent that any of these websites make recommendations contrary to Wisconsin law or UW policy, Wisconsin law and UW policy applies.
Higher Education Resources
National Institute for Civil Discourse – The Institute is a non-partisan organization based at the University of Arizona to promote healthy and civil political debate.
- Engaging Differences – Key Principles and Best Practices
- Building my Voice Workbook for Students
- Linking Civility Work on College Campuses
- Kansas State University Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy
- UC Berkeley Center on Civility and Democratic Engagement
- University of New Hampshire “New Hampshire Listens” Program
- University of San Diego Institute for Civil Civic Engagement
- University of Virginia Center for Politics National Civility Project
National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement – Based at the University of California, the Center’s mission is to explore the intersection of expression, engagement and democratic learning and consider what can be done to restore trust in the value of free speech on college campuses and within society at large.
- First Amendment/Freedom of Expression Education Resources
- Free Speech Guides for Diversity Offices, Student Affairs and residence life
- Civil Discourse Resources
Additional University-Based Resources
- American University’s Project on Civil Discourse
- Catham University Civil Discourse Toolkit
- Claremont McKenna College CARE Center
- Cornell College Freedom of Expression and Civil Discourse Statement
- Georgetown: The Free Speech Project
- Gettysburg College Freedom of Expression Website
- University of Houston’s Deliberation Testbed Project uses virtual platform to train and encourage students to engage in civil discourse (Inside Higher Ed story, 12/14/22)
- James Madison University Civic Center’s Facilitating Difficult Election Conversations Guide
- “Stanford Students Put Deliberative Democracy Into Action”
- UChicago Law School Dialogue Roundtables
- University of Connecticut Democracy and Dialogues Initiative Encounters Series
- University of Washington: Diversity and Discourse Resources
Professional Organizations & Other Resources
American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
- Webinars:
- Podcasts:
- The Excellence Experiment: Nine-episode podcast series, which offers an exclusive look into Inclusive Excellence
- AAC&U Presidents’ Trust: Moral Distress in Higher Education Leadership. Virtual town hall meetings, focused on issues causing moral distress for today’s college and university presidents.
- Trust Me: How Do You Know What to Believe?
American Council on Education (ACE)
Association of American Universities (AAU)
- Handout: Fostering and Protecting Free Speech on Campus
- Blog: Responding Constructively to Corrosive Division
- Statement: Free and Open Academic Inquiry and Debate on Our Campuses
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
- Publication: (Mis)Understanding Students: Approaches to Affirming Student Identities (2022 Update)
- Article: Five Things Student Affairs Professionals Can Do to Embed Racial Justice Into Their Work
- Publication: Leadership Exchange: Cultivating Community on Campus