Materials for Faculty Development Seminar

Overview of the Seminar (PowerPoint)
A PowerPoint presentation of the Seminar's goals.

Samples of News Items That Might Provoke Planned or Unplanned Classroom Discussion
1. April / May / June 2006
2. June / July / August / September 2006

Political And Religious Belief Discrimination on Campus
In March 2005, Donna R. Euben (AAUP Counsel) made this presentation to the National Association of College and University Attorneys in Tempe, Arizona. Posted on the website of the American Association of University Professors, Euben's paper addresses some contemporary issues and incidents relating to academic freedom and religious and political beliefs.

Reading Assignment
Rights of the People: Individual Freedom and the Bill of Rights
Chapter 1 – "The Roots of Religious Liberty"
Chapter 2 – "Religious Liberty in the Modern Era"

Visitation/Encounter Assignment for Summer 2006 (pdf)
A summer project for the Difficult Dialogues Faculty Development Seminar.

Suggested Guidelines for Establishing Ground Rules for Classroom Discussion (Draft)

Optional Tactics for Managing On-The-Spot Conflicts (Draft)