We are all susceptible to reaching fact-free opinions.
Cardinal Way
Cardinal Way is a project to promote civil discourse between people in our community, even if they disagree.
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Former Roanoke College president: We should celebrate differences in our society
The World Cup offers lessons in how to deal with differences.
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Former Hollins president: How we respond after we realize we hurt someone else is a mark of civility
A story from Nepal spanning five years shows what can happen when people go out of their way to make a situation right.
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Former Roanoke College president: Demands and rewards on display during commencement season
Another in a series of periodic commentaries by retired college presidents on the subject of civility.
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Former University of Lynchburg president: What the Challenger explosion can teach us
The Challenger disaster underscores the importance of getting outside your own limited experience.
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Former Roanoke College president: Civility at Kroger check out
Small acts of civility lead to lessened conflict and more harmony, contributing to a world where confrontations are diminished.
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Former University of Lynchburg president: Why we should encourage honest criticism
Sometimes criticism is valid and we ought to listen to it.
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Former Jefferson College president: Treat others as equals
The ability to treat others as equals when one is inherently in an advantageous position is a virtue to be cultured.
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Former Hollins president: Why we should listen before we speak
Listening is particularly hard in a time when we are overloaded with information and misinformation, and opinions are deeply and rigidly entrenched.
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Retired college presidents: George Washington’s book on civility inspired a Virginia college president to write his own
During his presidency at Shenandoah, Jim Davis became intrigued by “The Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation,” a book George Washington, our nation’s first president, wrote when he was 14 years old. Davis saw the need to update Washington’s language with modern applications.
