Episode Topic: Civil Dialogue and Free Expression on College Campuses

This student-led conversation will bring together student leaders from several universities that are affiliated with BridgeUSA. BridgeUSA is a national organization focused on improving the state of political education and discussion. It originated at Notre Dame in 2017 and now is represented in 20 states at universities across the country. The event will discuss trends in politics on college campuses—including levels of polarization, self-censorship, and ideological diversity—and ways to improve the state of discourse.

Featured Speakers:

• Greg Miller is a junior at the University of Notre Dame studying Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics and Economics with a minor in Constitutional Studies. He is Co-President of BridgeND and Co-Founder of the Student Policy Network.
• Emily Garcia is currently a junior at Arizona State University studying Politics and the Economy with a certificate in Russian and East European Studies. She serves as BridgeUSA’s National Director of Youth Development.
• Ross Irwin is currently BridgeUSA’s Chief Operation Officer.
• Jane Wang, co- founder of BridgeEmory, a branch of BridgeUSA
• Riya Shah is the BridgeUSA Director of National Engagement and serves on Student Government at the University of Notre Dame.

Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: go.nd.edu/63bddc.

This podcast is a part of the Bridging the Divide Discussion Series titled "Bridging the Divide" 2020.