Think Again @ UVA

An initiative dedicated to furthering viewpoint diversity, freedom of speech, critical thinking, and intellectual humility at UVA.

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We love when “Disagree with a Professor” happens on other campuses! Read about Stanford University’s inaugural “Disagree” here ⬇️

https://t.co/zRgohwhUD7

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We made the news!

"Disagree with a Professor: The Podcast" is a new project from Think Again where UVa students sit across from faculty and discuss hard topics like immigration, higher education, and philosophy. People like it so much, we just got covered by @DailyProgress 🎉

7 episodes are live now with more released every week. Find us wherever you get your podcasts. 

Read the article below.

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"Disagree with a Professor," which began as a discussion series at UVa, has become a podcast exploring how contentions conversation can be approached with mutual respect. https://t.co/WynYtvsPHZ

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On Monday, April 13, @TheFP, @paramountplus, and @CBSNews brought their live debate series, "Things That Matter," to the University of Virginia.

Held in our very own Rotunda Dome Room, liberal commentator @harryjsisson and conservative commentator @theisabelb tackled some of the defining pressures facing young Americans: housing costs, religion, mental health, climate anxiety, and financial insecurity.

The result is exactly the kind of conversation we believe university campuses need more of: thoughtful, genuine disagreement between people who've wrestled with the same problems and arrived at different conclusions.

Watch the debate here. (You might even spot some familiar faces in the audience!)

https://t.co/C03IKlZvlq

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Session 3 of the Speaking of America docuseries on Leadership is now available. We invite you to watch and reflect on four more of America’s defining speeches that examine leadership in our democracy. Learn More https://t.co/fT7BMiC1oR
#history #president #leadership #politics

[Mary Kate Cary @mkcary]

After attending the WH Correspondents Dinner last night and sitting three tables away from the stage, I am more concerned than ever with @TheFIREorg polling showing a 50% increase over the last 5 years in college students who find political violence acceptable. The answer: @ThinkAgainUVA’s emphasis on civil discourse and viewpoint diversity rather than violence.

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Announcing a new podcast from @ThinkAgainUVA: Disagree with a Professor. Listen in as @UVA students and professors engage in open inquiry as empathetic listeners and generous speakers. Available on all podcast platforms TODAY! https://t.co/QCSlL39rmh

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Something we’ve been working on for a long time is finally here!

Disagree with a Professor, our favorite live event, is now a podcast.

Three undergraduate student hosts, Peter McHugh, Lidia Zur Muhlen, and Makayla Castle, sit down with professors at the University of Virginia and respectfully push back. Not to be contrarian, but because they believe that’s how you actually learn something.

We’ve spoken with terrorism law experts, political economists, a former Green Beret who changed his mind about the military draft, and a psychologist who will change how you think about your entire adult life. We've talked about everything from AI ethics to whether or not ghosts are real— and they will all be available starting today.

The first three episodes are now available wherever you find your podcasts.

https://t.co/yPv3PAxgJW

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On this day in 1968, just one day before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” in Memphis, TN. 57 years later, his words still challenge and inspire.

“I may not get there with you… but we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land.”

Listen to the full speech here:
https://t.co/AtSfcQws6o

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Speaking of America Session 1 is here! 🇺🇸
Learn about and experience four powerful speeches that shaped history as we know it today.

Learn more at the link in our bio!

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 #AmericanHistory #FreeSpeech #CivilDiscourse

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On Friday, March 20, the University of Virginia and Georgetown went head-to-head in the inaugural Collegiate Oratory Cup.

Eight student orators, four from each university, took to the podium in the Virginia Supreme Court and delivered original five-minute speeches that responded to the prompt: “Describe an event from American history and explain how it illustrates a founding principle of the Declaration of Independence.”

Deanna Wilbourn, a fourth year at UVA, was named the winner, winning both UVA’s Oratory Competition last November and the final Face-Off.

#uva250 #uva #georgetown #oratorycompetition #declarationofindependence

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Speaking of America: a one-of-a-kind docuseries on America’s greatest speeches. Collection A features: Patrick Henry, Martin Luther King, Jr., Reagan, Harvey Milk, Margaret Chase Smith, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Douglas MacArthur, and GW. Bush. LEARN MORE >> https://t.co/fT7BMiC1oR

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Today marks the 251st anniversary of Patrick Henry’s revolution-stirring speech: Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death. Without it, the American Revolution never would have happened.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch the full episode.

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To honor America’s 250th anniversary, join us for a one-of-a-kind docuseries exploring America’s greatest speeches. LEARN MORE https://t.co/fT7BMiC1oR
@mkcary @SOAmerica250 @VARevolution250 @PoliticsUVA @Center4Politics @Miller_Center @UVADemocracy @uvahistory #history #politics

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Last month on Presidents’ Day, @UVA's Office of the President carried on the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in a remarkable way: one of UVA's very own copies was put on display in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. We celebrated with flash seminars, musical numbers by student and faculty groups, and free merch. The line was out the door the entire afternoon— it was a huge success.

Seeing the Declaration up close, at Jefferson’s own university, was a powerful reminder of the ideals that our country was founded on.

Watch the recap video here!
https://t.co/fpj2LtQYXg

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We're just a month into the semester here at UVA, and we’re off to a great start! Think Again has already hosted three events, and we’re excited to continue expanding our programming to reach even more students.

Recent highlights include:

1) A luncheon with student leaders featuring Professors Robert George and Cornel West, authors of "Truth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division.”

2) What’s the Buzz?: a new discussion-based event series exploring culturally relevant issues. This time, we discussed issues related to foreign policy. Professor John Owen kicked us off with an introduction to key themes in foreign policy.

3) Disagree with a Professor: a fan favorite featuring four professors and 12 statements up for defense. Last Friday, we were joined by Professors Bonnie Hagerman, Julia Mahoney, Jacqueline Arthur-Montagne, and Mary Kate Cary.

Students interested in joining the conversation can sign up for our student newsletter to stay in the loop. Link: https://t.co/pYPRwrnSpL

And yes, we have free lunch at every event!

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Love this NYT Opinion by @DavidAFrench. We're excited for UVA's Theological Horizons to host him in March!

"And that means using whatever influence that colleges do have to introduce a single important thought into even the most ideologically and religiously committed young minds: What if I’m wrong? It is that recognition that can change a life. It is that recognition that can open a heart."
https://t.co/vrZCwCuReD

[Mary Kate Cary @mkcary]

One of the best events at @UVA in years: @McCormickProf Robert George and @CornelWest before a packed house of Hoos. Here’s to constructive disagreement!

https://t.co/666Ok5gGyw

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Think Again was honored to host Drs. Robert George and Cornel West for a student lunch yesterday afternoon. They challenged the UVA community to seek truth together by listening well, breaking down boundaries, studying great books and letting them form you, and having both the courage and humility to become students of one another.

To students of all ages, “Remember: nobody can take the library away from you.”