Adam Weinberg and Adam Davis: Igniting Civil Discourse on Campus
Higher Ed Now producer\xa0Doug Sprei\xa0engages two academic leaders at Denison University:\xa0Adam Weinberg, the university's President, and\xa0Adam Davis, Professor of History and Director of the Lisska Center for Intellectual Engagement. Together they conceived a groundbreaking freshman orientation initiative - "Minds Wide Open" - which gave 700 incoming Denison students an immersive experience of civil discourse through Braver Angels campus debates. President Weinberg and Professor Davis elaborate on their vision and thinking behind this innovative program, which holds promise as an inspiring model for freshman orientation efforts around the nation.