Can Civics Centers Revive Higher Education? with guest Lee Strang

Are the new university civics centers the key to solving the intellectual diversity crisis in higher education? In this episode of Radio Free Campus, podcast co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison talk with Lee Strang, executive director of the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University, about how university-based civics centers are at the forefront of a revival of civic education and intellectual diversity in American higher education. Not everyone is pleased. Steve and Justin also discuss the funding and organizational efforts behind the AAUP’s campaign to undermine these new civics centers. 1:20 Chase Civics Center & Intellectual Diversity 10:55 Student Participation at the Chase Center 20:11 Faculty Credibility & Commitment to Truth 21:02 The Chase Center’s Mission 22:23 The Importance of Student Debate & Discourse 25:42 The Purpose of Civic Education in Higher Ed 33:46 Skepticism Around Civics Centers & Addressing Concerns 38:32 Public Universities, the Public Good & Salutary Reforms 42:41 What Success at the Chase Center Looks Like in 5 Years 48:56 What Civics Centers Are Actually Doing 51:58 Student Civic Surveys & Gaps in Civic Knowledge Radio Free Campus is offered by the Campus Freedom Initiative™ at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Email us at [email protected]! Prefer to listen to the podcast? Check out our show on Apple and Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/4oaXvNK... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Chase Center: https://chasecenter.osu.edu/ ACTA: https://www.goacta.org/ Campus Freedom Initiative: https://www.goacta.org/campus-freedom... Steve McGuire: https://www.goacta.org/staff/steven-m... Justin Garrison: https://www.goacta.org/staff/justin-g... #podcast #highereducation #highered #college #university #freespeech #freedomofspeech #diversity #academicfreedom #education #edu