In and outside the classroom, the free and open and honest exchange of ideas is imperative. Our students, and we in the faculty, administration, and staff, must seize upon this time to promote freedom of thought and expression, to embrace challenges to our assumptions, and to be exemplars of civil discourse, even with views we doubt or oppose.
- Robert Pearigen
Activation Plan
Below is an overview of some campus activities:
- A signature event of the Dialogue Across Difference program in the Office of Civic Engagement is the Dinner & Dialogue project, which connects students, faculty, and staff from across the University for a meal and respectful dialogue. The April 2024 event included a forum on free expression and campus inclusion.
- Sewanee offers a Civic and Global Leadership certificate in the College of Arts and Sciences in addition to courses such as Public Dialogue and Deliberation, and Argumentation and Debate.
- Sewanee Night Owls is a venue for informal, late-night philosophical discussions of interesting and controversial topics. Everyone is welcome to attend, and no prior experience of philosophy is required. A recent topic: Is there a conflict between faith and reason?
Robert Pearigen
Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of the South
Join the growing consoritum of campus leaders urgently committed to collectively restoring higher education’s role in democracy.
Robert Pearigen
Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of the South
Below is an overview of some campus activities:
- A signature event of the Dialogue Across Difference program in the Office of Civic Engagement is the Dinner & Dialogue project, which connects students, faculty, and staff from across the University for a meal and respectful dialogue. The April 2024 event included a forum on free expression and campus inclusion.
- Sewanee offers a Civic and Global Leadership certificate in the College of Arts and Sciences in addition to courses such as Public Dialogue and Deliberation, and Argumentation and Debate.
- Sewanee Night Owls is a venue for informal, late-night philosophical discussions of interesting and controversial topics. Everyone is welcome to attend, and no prior experience of philosophy is required. A recent topic: Is there a conflict between faith and reason?
In and outside the classroom, the free and open and honest exchange of ideas is imperative. Our students, and we in the faculty, administration, and staff, must seize upon this time to promote freedom of thought and expression, to embrace challenges to our assumptions, and to be exemplars of civil discourse, even with views we doubt or oppose.
- Robert Pearigen