Tag: Civic Thought
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Civic Education for Civic Capacities
Categories: Civic ThoughtBy Andrew J. PerrinFebruary 10, 2026 If higher education should focus on civic education as part of its commitment to the public good, what should that civic education look like? And how will we know if we have been successful in designing and providing it? Good citizenship requires a balance between commitment and forbearance—or, more
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Can Civic Thought Reach Students Alienated from Civic Life?
By Ari KohnFebruary 10, 2026 To think like a citizen is to take responsibility for a shared world. Yet for many college students today, that world no longer feels shared—nor does it seem worth taking responsibility for. Any attempt to reestablish a civic mission within the contemporary university confronts a basic condition: civics cannot find