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Americans seek stories of solutions and inspiration from the media

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From More in Common, a study showing Americans want the media to provide a balance of positive and negative stories and more solutions-oriented reporting

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Youth-Inclusive Guide to Peace Mediation

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Mediation processes that include young people are more likely to generate better conflict analyses, broader national ownership, greater legitimacy, and improved prospects of more sustainable peace.

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7 Ideas to Reduce Political Polarization. And Save America from Itself.

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Sensible things that we could all do to actually help limit the polarization that we complain so much about.

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The Paradox of Transformation: Acceptance as a Precondition to Change

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An insightful article from NetworkWeaver about Carl Rogers' paradox: The curious paradox is that when I accept myself, just as I am, then I can change.

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Higher Ed’s Delicate Dance: Safeguarding Freedoms and Stewarding Culture

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Kristen Hansen examines curricular and co-curricular (outside the classroom) approaches to navigating political conflicts on college campuses.

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"Entangled" Social Change: From Inter-action to "Intra-action"

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An insightful look at how we are all part of the conflict system, and how simply observing it is also an intervention. So HOW we observe and interpret is key.

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The State of Public Discourse on Campus

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Episode 9 of Areas of Agreement, a podcast featuring students and faculty discussing the need for viewpoint diversity and constructgive disagreement on campuses.

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Mapping Civic Measurement: How Are We Assessing Readiness and Opportunities for an Engaged Citizenry? 

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A report on a review of existing resources and tools we can sue to evaluate the success of efforts to improve our constitutional democracy.

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Creating Space for Democracy: A Primer on Dialogue and Deliberation in Higher Education

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A set of case studies illustrating ways different campuses have successfully navigated the political conflicts that are riling so many colleges and universities.

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