Father Jenkins to appear on public affairs program 'The Open Mind' | 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 › Father Jenkins to appear on public affairs program 'The Open Mind' Father Jenkins to appear on public affairs program 'The Open Mind' Published: June 22, 2015 Author: Dennis Brown Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, will be the guest on the 2015-16 season premiere of “The Open Mind,” the longest-running public affairs program in public television history. Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. A member of the Commission on Presidential Debates, Father Jenkins will speak with host Alexander Heffner about moral education and the cure for incivility in an age of entrenched partisanship. “What I hope,” Father Jenkins says, “is that instilling in our students, as well as modeling in our public culture, an approach to disagreement where it’s not, ‘I want to impose my will by whatever means I can find,’ but rather, ‘I want to engage people who disagree with me,’ understanding that we may not ultimately agree — but attempt to find some solutions that can respect the interests and pursue many perspectives through reasoned discussion. I think that’s the ideal we have to model in ourselves, we have to teach our students. And frankly, we have to challenge our leaders, our public leaders, to live up to that, because too often a different kind of discussion is modeled.” The program will air over coming weeks on public television stations nationwide, including locally on WNIT (Channels 34.1 and 34.2) at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (June 24), 6:30 p.m. Saturday (June 27), 1:30 p.m. Sunday (June 28) and 12:30 a.m. July 5. It also will be available online at www.thirteen.org/openmind/. “The Open Mind” explores the ideas of the most innovative journalists, historians, elected officials and practitioners of law, policy and many other realms of American life. Entering its 60th year on the air, the program was founded by Heffner’s grandfather Richard D. Heffner. To watch the program, click here. Updated June 29 with video link. Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture 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