This paper is a reprint with permission from the book chapter: Thomas, Nancy. “Politics 365: Fostering Campus Climates for Student Political Learning and Engagement.,” in Creating Space for Democracy: A Primer on Dialogue and Deliberation in Higher...

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The debate over free speech and inclusion in higher education is not new, but it has reached new levels of vitriol and confusion as legislators and others beyond the academy argue for unfettered speech. Mandating speech rights on...

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On March 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided Pompeo v. Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico, ruling in favor of a university that had been accused of discriminating...

Although college and university professors utilize many different styles of teaching, pedagogies, and approaches to learning in the classroom, some are ideal for fostering student political inter- est, knowledge, and agency. This chapter focuses on...

All college level teaching for political knowledge and engagement happens in the context of a campus climate, a combination of the norms, behaviors, attitudes, structures, and external influences that shape the student experience. In this chapter, the...

How do we protect free expression, inclusion, and the open exchange of ideas at our colleges and universities?  Everyday Americans are deeply divided along lines of political ideology and social identity, and higher education institutions now...

Article by IDHE Director Nancy Thomas on the nature of academic freedom, and its role in both student learning and a democracy.

Thomas, N.L. (2010) “The Politics of Academic Freedom” in Educating for Deliberative Democracy, New Directions for...

An article in the Fall 2015 issue of AACU's Diversity & Democracy by IDHE Director Nancy Thomas.

Guest post by IDHE Director Nancy Thomas on the Campus Compact blog looking at the current wave of free speech news on college and university campuses.