Threats were really common at land-grants a decade ago in the midst of the economic crisis. Most legislatures and/or governors stepped back and didn't make drastic cuts. What's going on in #Alaska #highereducation is detrimental to faculty, staff, students, and the entire state.

In A Crisis of Civility?, Anthony Laden (phil.uic.edu/profiles/laden…) makes the distinction between two concepts of civility: politeness and responsiveness. How do you think about or define civility? What steps can we take to stay in conversation with one another even when we disagree?

How do we utilize public spaces in our communities to cultivate public conversations? NICD has multiple resources to help you--and your community--have civil conversations that can help you begin engaging others to collectively address shared challenges. revivecivility.org/resources

Is there too much democracy? Robert Talisse What happened to America's political center of gravity? Sahil Chinoy What's the density divide? @willwilkinson Read about new books, reports, and articles in the latest Natl Inst Civil Disc Research Network Digest. #revivecivility

Want to #revivecivility and address #polarization and #partisanship? Go to commonsenseamerican.org to learn about ways you can be part of the solution. Join with others to identify and advocate for issues that have broad support regardless of party affiliation or demographics.

For the past ten months NICD has been working in partnership with New Voice Strategies to produce and launch a new documentary series called Divided We Fall TV. Please "Like" and "Follow" this series on Facebook at facebook.com/DividedweFallT…

If you're around #Manhattan #Kansas on the evening of August 22, I'll be speaking with the new class of the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership program at Kansas Dept of Ag. Others are welcome to attend. You can RSVP at link embedded in the post. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

If this is the kind of things you're interested in.... A new paper on how professionals can cultivate and encourage civil discourse. "Democratic professionals in civic life: cultivating civil discourse in community development" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Work in #Extension? Use dialogue and or public engagement in your work? This workshop is for you!

A new article from assistant director Timothy J. Shaffer on the role of professionals using civil discourse as a way of engaging others in community development contexts.

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Listen to the most recent episode of NICD Chat: Episode 7 - Emily Sydnor’s Disrespectful Democracy anchor.fm/nicd/episodes/…

Glad that K-State is revisiting K-State 2025. I’m glad @ChuckTaberKSU is talking about the land-grant mission. We need to continually think about what it means to be a land-grant today. I’m committed to be part of that work.

These discussions were taking place all over the country. Including rural communities where Dept. of Agriculture, NIFA, #CooperativeExtension, and citizens used public discussion. Read Timothy J. Shaffer’s work to understand more. There’s a chapter in our book!

NICD Research Specialist Timothy J. Shaffer will be speaking at the upcoming #SCSBA2020AC with his keynote: "Civil discourse, democracy, and education: Leadership in schools and civic life." For more information and registration, visit scsba.org/annual-convent…

Historical roots of engagement at K-StateRschExtn @KState. Reminders for how we can and should engage all communities.

ICDD assistant director and K-State Comm Studies associate professor Timothy J. Shaffer spoke with the Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy about A Crisis of Civility?, one of the books he's edited (timothyjshaffer.com/books). In the interview he talks about civil discourse: what it means and what it doesn't.

Exciting personal news today about @KSU_icdd, K-State Comm Studies, and K-State.