A recent article in The Lantern spotlights CEHV's civil discourse programming. The article features interviews with Kathryn Joyce (CEHV's Civil Discourse Program Director) and Aaron Yarmel (CEHV's Associate Director). 

The article discusses Ohio State's Listen. Learn. Discuss. initiative, an online resource for all to find civil discourse activities and opportunities on OSU's campus. The authors highlight the workshops, certificates, and courses offered as part of CEHV's Civil Discourse for Citizenship program as opportunities for students to practice the skills of engaged citizenship. Opportunities of the sort offered by CEHV where students can practice dialogue, sharing ideas, and facilitating communication across disagreement support OSU's mission of "Education for Citizenship:"

"In order for a university to be a place where knowledge is shared, people need to be able to come together across disagreements and discuss the most challenging issues," Yarmel said. 

Navigating complex issues on a sizable and diverse campus like OSU's takes practice. Skills in active listening and open-dialogue are essential to being an engaged citizen, both on campus and beyond. CEHV's workshops, courses, and forums provide students opportunities to practice these skills while exploring disagreements through dialogue. Amidst contentious debates across the country and on college campuses, CEHV is proud to offer our Civil Discourse programming as an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to engage in community dialogue on contentious issues, and to provide a space where the OSU community can practice the skills needed for a thriving democracy. 

"We want to have an inclusive campus community where everybody feels like they can express views, try out ideas, talk to one another and learn from one another, even if there are deep disagreements and difference in backgrounds," Joyce said. 

Read the full article here.