President Donald Trump's address to Congress on March 4 was one of many examples of how political leaders of both parties no longer model civil discourse. The acrimony on both sides made clear just ...

What he does, in theory, is simple: Timothy Shaffer, a national leader in his field and UD’s inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse and director of the SNF Ithaca ...

A couple of years ago, I was in a debate class, and during an open discussion, I was advocating for a new law that I thought should be implemented. After I had spoken, a girl from across the class ...

Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, protests and disruptions have proliferated on college campuses. Institutional statements have flopped. Speakers have come under fire. Events have been ...

MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A look at the past may help ordinary people improve civility, according to Kansas State University's Timothy J. Shaffer, co-editor/author of the book, "A Crisis of Civility?: ...

JANESVILLE — The Rock County Board on Thursday night approved a resolution that condemns political violence and intimidation and called on elected officials to refrain from making “inflammatory ...