Civility

This Thursday and Friday, UAlbany will host a symposium entitled “Free Speech and Civil Discourse: Our Rights, Our Responsibilities” as a prelude to Constitution Day. Faculty, students, guests and members of the UAlbany community will join with Albany Law School to consider the intersection of free speech, advocacy, civil discourse and knowledge. We are joined by UAlbany President Havidan Rodriguez and V.P. of Student Affairs and co-chair of the symposium committee Michael Christakis.

Robert Boyers’ new book is "The Tyranny of Virtue." It is a collection of essays about the decline of civility and academic freedom promoted by, as Boyers…

In these United States, discord has hit emergency levels. Civility isn't the reason to repair our caustic chasms. Diversity is.Irshad Manji's book, "Don't…

Former White House social secretaries Lea Berman, who worked for George and Laura Bush, and Jeremy Bernard, who worked for Michelle and Barack Obama, have…

As we have discussed over the past two days - civility is about more than just politeness. It is about disagreeing without disrespect, seeking common…

As we explore, this morning, the issues of tolerance and the language of civility and what we expect of others in return for our civility, we speak with…

On April 25, of this year, TMZ Sports released a recording of a conversation between Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and a female friend. In…

In the second part of our dive into civility, WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Jim Levulis asked people at the North Adams Public Library how they see…

An outspoken centrist, Maine Republican Senator Olympia Snowe stunned Washington in February 2012 when she announced she would not seek a fourth term and…

In putting together a series on civility, we learned it is rather easy to find examples of incivility. There is always a sound bite available of somebody…