The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Lindsey Galvao, a ...

Universities were once celebrated as places where ideas could be challenged, debated, and refined. Classrooms were meant to be arenas for civil discourse—spaces where disagreement was not only ...

Forty-four percent of students feel comfortable expressing their opinions on campus without fear of negative consequences. At the same time, students overwhelmingly support efforts to increase civil ...

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — The COVID-19 pandemic forced teachers and students to change their routines but as kids in Warwick return to the classroom, they’ll be taught how to interact with one another in ...

First-time teachers and first-time voters gearing up for the 2024 election may have only ever been exposed to toxic polarization — it’s their norm. But for those of us who’ve been in the classroom for ...