#  Civil Discourse Events 

 



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##  Upcoming Events 

 



Check back for information about upcoming Civil Discourse programming.



 

 

 

 

##  Past Events 

 



  [### Faculty Lunch: Holding Seated Final Exams

 ](/event/faculty-lunch-holding-seated-final-exams?occ_id=0)April 17, 2026

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 12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT 

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 Kresge Foundation Room, Barker Center 114 

 

 In Person 

 Are you switching to a seated final exam this spring or thinking about doing so in the fall? Are you unsure about the pedagogical value of seated final exams, but concerned about potential use of AI for take-home assessments? Join Professor Andrew Gordon... 

 

 

   ![andrew gordon shot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Gordon_Andrew027.jpeg?h=5447052b&itok=SM6R7xnZ) 

 



 

 

   [### Faculty Lunch: Training TFs for Successful Sections 

 ](/event/faculty-lunch-training-tfs-successful-sections?occ_id=0)February 27, 2026

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 12:00PM - 1:15PM EST 

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 Plimpton Room, Barker Center 133 

 

 In Person 

 Join Fiery Cushman (Psychology) and faculty colleagues over lunch to discuss how the section experience can be an invaluable pedagogical commodity. Done right, section forces students to use what they’ve learned, build skills of expression and listening... 

 

 

   ![fiery cushman headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-02/Fiery_Cushman.jpg?itok=WegKSdHC) 

 



 

 

   [### Norm-Setting for Rich Classroom Conversations, Gina Schouten (Philosophy), Civil Discourse and Teaching Faculty Lunch

 ](/event/norm-setting-rich-classroom-conversations-gina-schouten-philosophy-civil-discourse-and?occ_id=0)January 21, 2026

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 12:00PM - 1:00PM EST 

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 Plimpton Room (Barker 133) 

 

 In Person 

 Come join Gina Schouten (Philosophy) and faculty colleagues on Wednesday, January 21, 12:00-1:00pm (Plimpton Room, Barker Center 133) for a pre-semester conversation on Norm-Setting for Rich Classroom Conversations. In this session, we'll discuss... 

 

 

   ![Gina Schouten headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6756/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-12/Gina%20Schouten.jpg?itok=TaE5E7dq) 

 



 

 

   [### Competing Viewpoints, Contested Facts - Civil Discourse and Teaching Faculty Lunch

 ](/event/competing-viewpoints-contested-facts-civil-discourse-and-teaching-faculty-lunch?occ_id=0)November 20, 2025

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 12:00PM - 1:00PM EST 

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 Plimpton Room, Barker Center 133 

 

 In Person 

 Come join Dan Carpenter (Government), Ned Hall (Philosophy), and faculty colleagues over lunch to discuss a teaching challenge that strikes at the core of the academic enterprise: how do we teach when our students suspect our views on course material... 

 

 

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