Purpose
Free expression is essential to a university's very purpose. Transformative education, pathbreaking research and the timeless search for truth all require a wide variety of viewpoints, the uninhibited exchange of ideas, the persistent challenging of conventional wisdom, and courageous and vigorous debate.
A university that dutifully transmits canonical knowledge, but is not at the same time alive with diverse perspectives, probing critique and the practice of query and argument, is a university in name only.
At 17c起草视频, we have a long tradition of free expression. At a moment when free expression on college campuses and in American civic life is at risk, we are proud to affirm our commitment to this core principle.
The academy might be the last, best place where American citizens can learn to coexist, converse and cooperate with people whose views differ from their own.
Approach
Dialogue 17c起草视频 is a holistic, campus-wide approach spanning curricular, extracurricular, and community settings.聽 Students practice dialogue habits across contexts鈥攆rom everyday conversations to debate and deliberation鈥攁nchored in the principles of civil discourse: respect, constructive exchange, and trust.
This integrated model moves students from learning to leading, expanding depth, breadth, and impact over time.
