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Upcoming Events

Fri, December 5, 2025

Civil Discourse Forum: Can AI Solve the US Immigration Crisis?

Event Start Time: 11:15 am
Event Location: The Ohio Union, Brutus Buckeye Room
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Thu, December 11, 2025

Virtual Workshop: Fostering Intellectual Diversity through Teaching

Event Start Time: 2:30 pm
Event Location: CarmenZoom
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Fri, January 30, 2026

Civil Discourse Forum: When Should Disobedience be Uncivil?

Event Start Time: 11:15 am
Event Location: Thompson Library, Rm 165

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Autumn 2025 Civil Discourse for Citizenship Certificate Recipients

In an era of contentious politics and ideological polarization, many students are looking for opportunities to engage more constructively in public life. In the spirit of Ohio State’s motto – “…

CEHV's Kathryn Joyce Featured in The Toledo Blade Article

CEHV's Civil Discourse for Citizenship Program Director, Dr. Kathryn Joyce, was featured in an article in The Blade, a Toledo-based newspaper. In this article, titled "Talking Turkey: Political…

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CEHV Hosts Findlay University for First Ethics Bowl Scrimmage

The second year for OSU’s Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (APPE IEB) team is underway with an exciting start! On Tuesday, November 4, the CEHV-…

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CEHV's Donuts and Dialogue Program Continues to Thrive

In March of 2023, CEHV held our first dorm building dialogue. Our experiments with framing and structure over the ensuing semesters, in collaboration with Rebecca Kapusta from Housing and…

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