The medium is the message.” Marshall McLuhan coined this phrase as he pioneered media studies in the 1960s. McLuhan’s work ...

Grant is among a set of similar yet distinct initiatives at 17 institutions of higher education that were awarded roughly $52 ...

In an era of American history in which people are increasingly reluctant to hear others’ viewpoints — and in which members of different political parties often vilify each other — two political ...

Klein, and a host of other would-be eulogists, are attempting to frame Kirk and his signature “Prove Me Wrong” events as a modern-day incarnation of the long, necessary tradition of public dialogue ...

Add our voices to the chorus of elected office holders—or in our case, former elected officials—who have denounced the tragic murder of Charlie Kirk and with it, all forms of political violence. We're ...

Civil discourse is preferable to the alternatives of coerced silence and violence. Coerced silence means that one side has exercised power to end conversation—to say, in effect, there is no point in ...

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression educated roughly a dozen students and faculty about their First Amendment rights and civil discourse on college campuses at a Thursday event. FIRE ...

President Donald Trump's address to Congress on March 4 was one of many examples of how political leaders of both parties no longer model civil discourse. The acrimony on both sides made clear just ...

Fall 2024 brings the U.S. election and ongoing world affairs, which may present challenges in regard to interactions with others. The CWRU Wellness Program will offer a mini-series to help faculty and ...

In a recent interview, former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy discussed the need for “civil discourse.” As I heard this, it rang true with how the members of our Lexington Fayette Urban County ...

As the political climate in the U.S. has become more divisive, the issue of civil discourse has become a common concern among people working to improve their communities. The issue is being discussed ...

Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of Civil Discourse, a column where columnists Helen Nguyen and Addison Walsh share their perspectives on a political story or event covered by The Heights.