Oct. 14, 2011: CAFE - Creating Difficult Dialogues Courses: Helping Students Engage with Controversial Issues - Lessons from the University of Texas at Austin

by Kathleen McCoy  |   

Friday, Oct. 14, Noon-2 p.m.
UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 302

The University of Texas at Austin's Difficult Dialogues initiative offers courses for first-year students as part of the core undergraduate curriculum. These seminars are distinctive in their focus on teaching students the skills they need to participate in constructive dialogue about controversial issues (e.g., Science and Religion; Suicide in Japan; Islam and Sexuality; Race and Public Policy). To date, their faculty has developed 14 Difficult Dialogues courses. Come learn about ways to create undergraduate courses that:

  • help students tackle key controversial topics;
  • engage in civil discourse across differences of opinion and identity;
  • understand the rights and responsibilities of academic freedom within a democracy.

Dr. Pauline Strong, University of Texas Austin, will present. This event is sponsored by CAFE and UAA/APU Difficult Dialogues Initiative. For more information, contact Libby Roderick at aner@uaa.alaska.edu.

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