The Presidential Inauguration
On the evening before the presidential inauguration the Center for Ethics and Leadership invites faculty, staff and alumni to a Wine & Cheese Social. Come and go between 4-6pm and join the conversation about moving beyond tribal politics.
This has been a difficult year for many Americans. Questions about the durability, legitimacy and wisdom of our democracy have been raised, both here and abroad. What will be our identity in the Trump era of politics, and how do we move forward in the most positive way? Let's talk about it.
Although there's not required reading for this casual get together, you might find the below-shown website and articles to be of interest:
This has been a difficult year for many Americans. Questions about the durability, legitimacy and wisdom of our democracy have been raised, both here and abroad. What will be our identity in the Trump era of politics, and how do we move forward in the most positive way? Let's talk about it.
Although there's not required reading for this casual get together, you might find the below-shown website and articles to be of interest:
- http://www.pdx.edu/oai/supporting-students-through-political-discussions
- http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-get-beyond-our-tribal-politics-1478271810
- http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/sunday/the-end-of-identity-liberalism.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
- http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/27/magazine/the-identity-politics-of-whiteness.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share
- http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2016/11/23/identity-politics-clinton-trump-voters
- http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/11/23/is-criticism-of-identity-politics-racist-or-long-overdue?ref=opinion
