Managing political tensions
Subtitle: strategies to counter hate, extremism, and violence on campus
By: [Alexander C. Kafka]
Publisher: Chronicle of Higher Education
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Campus violence; Radicalism; Universities and colleges; Administration
Description: "The deadly events at Charlottesville in 2017 served as a warning to campus leaders: Colleges can't hide from societal tensions. They must acknowledge and work to resolve them, while building a campus culture that is both empathetic and alert to perils. This Chronicle issue brief will help leaders understand the roots of rising political polarization, anti-intellectualism, and hate speech, among other tensions. And it will provide them with tools to educate their communities and thwart, or at least de-escalate, threats to their campuses. [Read] this issue brief and learn: Why political polarization and hostility toward higher education have grown in recent years -- How to monitor and de-escalate potential threats, based on advice from educators, anti-terrorism experts, risk-management experts, hate-group watchdogs, and law-enforcement officials -- Why colleges should promote civic, media, and racial literacy, while giving students cognitive tools that will allow them to counter manipulation and identify constructive civic goals -- How to find the right balance between shielding communities from hate groups and educating them about such threats."-- The Chronicle Store
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Why Higher Ed ls a Potential Target; title: Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst; title: Recognizing and Countering Extremism; title: Fighting Back: The Power of the Classroom; title: A Final Word.