Insights from the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC):
- "Many students have and will have a lot of anxiety and distress around this election’s results. This is compounded on top of a global pandemic, violent tensions that are on rise, and finals season."
- "Faculty and staff may also be dealing with their own processes during this time, but need to be able to prepare to confidently facilitate their own conversations and dialogue with students."
- "Navigating partisan response on campus was difficult in 2016, but weakened social fabrics from virtual learning may give rise to increased tension than before."
- "Due to widespread mis/disinformation and unprecedented electoral processes, many voters feel distrustful of election results, especially for those whose votes didn’t end up counting. "
"View the full presentation we used here that outlines the 4 insights and opportunities focused on within this topic. You are welcome to use this presentation with your own community to run a similar ideation session, using either a verbal discussion or Google’s virtual collaborative post it note website, Jamboard. You can also view this Overview Document that summarizes what was covered and what came out of the session" (Maddie Wolf, NCoC). There will be a training session on these resources with the SLSV Resources and Support Working Group on October 22, 2-3pm ET.
