Dr. Kent Ingle: Talking politics at college – 5 tips to help your student share opinions, learn from others

In the classroom, we are seeing students less likely to engage in political dialogue out of fear of peers’ or faculty perceptions. 

The bottom line is that students need to learn to engage in civil discourse to help bridge the political divide.

A report by Intelligent.com revealed that 52% of students said they always or often keep their political opinions to themselves. The main reasons they did so were out of fear of reprisal from other students and professors in terms of respect, grades and even safety.