UNC Program for Public Discourse
The UNC Program for Public Discourse is a program housed in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill. Its purpose is to promote civil argument, discussion, and conversation to help our students prepare for constructive civic engagement.
The Future of U.S.—China Relations
American Founding Values Project: Balancing Self-Government and National Stability
Abbey Speaker Series: Sex, Gender, and Sports
Abbey Speaker Series: Interpreting the Second Amendment
Abbey Speaker Series: How to Evaluate Economies
Abbey Speaker Series: Is Liberal Democracy in Danger?
Abbey Speaker Series: Are Election Security and Voter Access Compatible?
Abbey Speaker Series: Regulating Big Tech and the First Amendment
Abbey Speaker Series: A Conversation with Irshad Manji
Abbey Speaker Series: Faith and Abortion
Abbey Speaker Series: The Future of Affirmative Action
Debating Public Policy Series: A Discussion on Reparations
Abbey Speaker Series: Conversation with Cal Cunningham and Senator Thom Tillis
Facilitating Public Discourse in a Polarized Climate
Celebrating Successes and Strategizing Struggles
(Re) Thinking Missions and Desired Outcomes
Abbey Speaker Series: Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education
How to Elevate our Community and Classroom Conversations in Hyper-Partisan Times
Can We Talk? Student Thoughts on Free Expression at UNC
Journalism and Democracy
Information Warfare in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Debating Public Policy Series: What To Do About China? Taiwan and the Future of US-China Relations
Science and Democracy
Join the Discourse, 2021
Debating Public Policy Series: Voting Reform - an Agonistic Dialogue
Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide
Social Media and Democracy - Helping or Hurting?
Student Perspectives on Dialogue and Debate - UNC Faculty Symposium on Deliberative Pedagogy
Engaging Race and Racism in the Classroom - UNC Faculty Symposium on Deliberative Pedagogy
Facilitating & Evaluating Public Discourse - UNC Faculty Symposium on Deliberative Pedagogy