Mixed signals: A conversation on building productive dialogue in the classroom

Christopher Eisgruber, Professor of Law, President of Princeton University
Charlie Keil, Professor, Cinema Studies Institute and Department of History, Principal of Innis College

In an age of deepening political and social divides, classroom conversations can easily accelerate into problematic territory. How do we create the conditions for students to disagree productively, and what's the role of academic freedom and open inquiry in getting there?

Join Christopher Eisgruber, Professor of Law, President of Princeton University, and author of the recently published Terms of Respect: How Colleges Get Free Speech Right and U of T's Charlie Keil, Professor in the Cinema Studies Institute and the Department of History, Principal of Innis College, and member of the President’s Teaching Academy for a candid conversation on teaching through the challenges of polarization to help students build a capacity for productive dialogue, creative disagreement, and compassionate critical thought.