Notre Dame speaker series to focus on civil conversations ahead of the presidential election | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame speaker series to focus on civil conversations ahead of the presidential election Notre Dame speaker series to focus on civil conversations ahead of the presidential election Published: September 23, 2020 Author: Ted Fox Bridging The Divide A new University of Notre Dame virtual event series will aim to promote understanding and civil dialogue ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election. Called Bridging the Divide, the series will take the form of weekly, one-hour interviews between a moderator and two to three panelists. The first event in the series is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 30 (Wednesday) and is titled “Beyond Good Manners: Promoting Civil Discussion on Issues that Divide Us.” Experts from Notre Dame and Vanderbilt University in the areas of writing and rhetoric, cognition and cognitive neuroscience, and network science and machine learning will discuss the pervasiveness of false information in our current environment, how to protect oneself against it, and the importance of truthfulness and fact-based arguments in civil discourse. The full schedule for the six-part series is as follows: “Beyond Good Manners: Promoting Civil Discussion on Issues that Divide Us” Live: Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. EDT Rebroadcast: Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. EDT “Political Polarization in America” Live: Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. EDT Rebroadcast: Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 11 a.m. EDT “Exploring Racial and Social Injustice and Inequality in America” Live: Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. EDT Rebroadcast: Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. EDT “The 19th Amendment and the Myth that All Women Vote the Same” Live: Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. EDT Rebroadcast: Thursday, Oct. 22, at 11 a.m. EDT “Civil Dialogue and Free Expression on College Campuses” Live: Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. EDT Rebroadcast: Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. EDT “Reclaiming the Middle: Building Consensus in Government” Live and Rebroadcast: TBD Sponsored by the Office of the Provost in partnership with the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights and the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, Bridging the Divide is free and open to all members of the Notre Dame community as well as the public. The series will be broadcast through the Notre Dame Alumni Association website ThinkND. Advance registration is required at think.nd.edu/registration-bridging-the-divide. Posted In: University News Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 Congresswoman Liz Cheney to speak at Notre Dame on the future of democracy September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 22, 2022 ND Forum keynote event to feature Emmy Award-winning actors in Theater of War Productions’ presentation of ‘The Suppliants’ in Notre Dame Stadium September 21, 2022 In annual address to faculty, Father Jenkins outlines campus-wide vision for elevating excellence September 15, 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc. grant helps to expand Notre Dame pre-college programs for Hoosier high school students For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn