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MCC Daily Tribune

Today's SUNY Sponsored Online Civic Events:

Join the SUNY Civic Education and Engagement and Civil Discourse Fellows in systemwide conversations about the meaning and importance of civic education and engagement. Beginning September 17th, the Fellows invite the SUNY community to participate in one or more of the events in the Fall 2024 Civic Learning and Civic Engagement Online Series. More information and registration for the events are available online.

Hot Moments in the Classroom: Keeping the Temperature Comfortable 

September 17th, 2024 from 12:00 to 1:00pm 

In the current environment, classroom discussions could become divisive, polarizing and counterproductive. Educators need to identify, model, and provide opportunities for students to practice skills that help them maintain civility and mutual respect while engaged in tense discussions about topics that are of concern to them. These skills are important in civic decision-making and in students’ professional and personal lives. This event will help educators incorporate these freedom of expression-related skills to their courses, regardless of discipline.

If you would like to share your experience with a “hot moment” for possible incorporation in the event, please email a description to civicfellows@suny.edu. Please indicate if you would like anonymity.

Virtual Dialogue: Our Freedom of Speech + the Perils of Misinformation

September 17th, 2024 from 4:00 to 6:00pm (please share with students)

This dialogue is an opportunity to collaboratively explore and discuss the complexity of today’s media and information landscapes in relation to a commitment to our freedom of speech. We will discuss the roles and responsibilities of news media, misinformation and disinformation in shared digital spaces, our individual information consumption habits, and the increasing influence of artificial intelligence. Students will meet with other students from across the SUNY system to discuss, think about, and share thoughts on these topics in small groups via Zoom. This SUNY-wide dialogue will explore these questions in a non-partisan manner.

Joseph Scanlon
Anthrop/History/Poli. Science/Sociology
09/17/2024