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Casson helps launch new MinnPost blog

By David Gonnerman '90
April 22, 2010

A new MinnPost blog about higher education, "The Next Degree," launched this week with an article about teaching civil discourse. Noting that "some folks ... point out that civil discourse is the goal of a liberal arts education," author Casey Selix spoke with Associate Professor of Political Science Douglas Casson, who teaches political theory. "At St. Olaf, we are trying to teach a certain type of humility and empathy," he says.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.