UNC launches school to promote free speech culture on campus, sparks criticism
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The newly established School of Civic Life and Leadership aims to promote public discourse and civic life on campus, UNC's Board of Trustees chair told Fox News Digital.
Kendall Tietz is a writer with Fox News Digital.
SCiLL is offering its inaugural round of classes this fall semester, which will teach students the skills and techniques necessary to engage in civic engagement and reasoned debate, including oral presentation, resolution of misunderstanding, as well as the skills to navigate challenging conversations for faculty and students, according to the school's website. The school will also host a "high-profile fellows program for semester-long conversations on challenging topics with multiple, even contentious, perspectives."
"In an increasingly divisive time with polarization on both sides of the political spectrum, now more than ever, we need to teach our students how to think critically and how to reason and argue their points with their peer group in a constructive way," Preyer told Fox News Digital. "That's not been happening on college campuses. This is an opportunity for the University of North Carolina to lead nationally and help restore civil debate in a way that is needed not only on campus but in our country."
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