Practicing Democracy: A Toolkit for Educating Civic Professionals, a new book by Nicholas V. Longo published by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Campus Compact, offers practical approaches and strategies for developing students’ capacity to engage in collaborative, public problem solving. Longo is professor in the Department of Global Studies and faculty fellow for engaged scholarship with the Center for Teaching Excellence at Providence College. He is also currently serving as a deliberative dialogue fellow with Campus Compact.

Practicing Democracy was initially inspired and supported by conversations in an ongoing research exchange convened by the Kettering Foundation, starting in 2018. A diverse and talented group of scholars and practitioners gathered and considered the question, How can educators prepare students to become civic-minded professionals?

Broken down into twelve lessons that can be used as stand-alone conversation starters or a sustained curriculum over a semester, this book is meant to invite educators from all disciplines to find creative ways to inspire dialogue.

To learn more and to download the book, click here.