by jpitney | Nov 30, 2025 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Civility, Higher Education
A November 18 release from NYU: New York University today announced the launch of the Berkley Institute for Civil Discourse and Civic Solutions, a University-wide initiative that engages students, scholars, and leaders with divergent perspectives to tackle the most...
by jpitney | Nov 10, 2025 | Civic Education, Higher Education
Jansa JM, Ringsmuth EM, Smith AP. Calibrating Confidence: Civic Education and the Relationship between Objective Political Knowledge and Political Knowledge Confidence. Perspectives on Politics. 2025;23(3):997-1012. doi:10.1017/S1537592724001403 We find consistent...
by jpitney | Nov 2, 2025 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Education
Spencer Cox and Ian Marcus Corbin at WP: A pilot program at Utah State University places questions of meaning, purpose and civic responsibility at the heart of general education. All enrolled students will engage with the works of Plato, John Stuart Mill, Lao Tzu and...
by jpitney | Oct 27, 2025 | Civic Education, Higher Education
Benjamin Sotrey and Jenna Silber Storey at AEI: Schools of Civic Thought are entirely new academic units, with the same powers as other departments, dedicated to offering university-level civic education. Since citizenship is always exercised in a particular time and...
by jpitney | Oct 23, 2025 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Civility
A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:. NPR Morning Edition The Trump administration is pouring money into civics education ahead of the country’s 250th birthday. It recently awarded more than $150 million to dozens of colleges, universities and other groups. Now, the goal is to...
by jpitney | Sep 6, 2025 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Higher Education, History
Jim VandeHei at Axios: America rocks. Yes, there are countless things we could do better. And lots of areas of legit concerns. But I beg young people to understand the enormous, indisputable advantages of this country, especially compared to other nations. We’re...
