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6 ways to encourage political discussion on college campuses

  • Written by Rachel Wahl, Associate professor of education, University of Virginia
imageEncouraging curiosity about people with opposing views can go a long way to engender mutual respect.Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images

With deep divisions on college campuses – most recently over the conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel – many observers fear that universities are not places where students can discuss divisive issues with...

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