Reinvigorating Civil Discourse at M.I.T.

MIT Concourse is a program for first-year students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that "brings science into conversation with the humanities." It also hosts the Civil Discourse Project , which seeks to "reinvigorate the open exchange of ideas at MIT." In this episode of Higher Ed Now, ACTA's Bryan Paul interviews Senior Lecturer Linda Rabieh to learn how the Civil Discourse Project has used the Braver Angels debate format championed by the College Debates and Discourse Alliance — a joint program of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, Braver Angels, and BridgeUSA — to prepare our nation's future STEM leaders for thoughtful, engaged citizenship. He also speaks with Mariam Abdelbarr , Isaac Lock , and Siddhu Pachipala , three students who have helped plan and conduct debates at MIT.

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Reinvigorating Civil Discourse at M.I.T. is an episode from Higher Ed Now by American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

This episode is 28:31 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2025.

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