The Center for Democracy and Civic Life's David Hoffman, Ph.D. ’13, director, and Tess McRae ’22, coordinator for civic design, co-authored “Together Beyond: Fostering Agency and Connection within Campus Communities” with former UMBC colleagues. The chapter is part of a new book, Civic Pedagogies: Teaching Civic Engagement in an Era of Divisive Politics.

The chapter describes the Together Beyond program the Center developed with Division of Student Affairs colleagues: guided conversations facilitated by UMBC stakeholders trained in advance of the 2020 election, knowing that there would be tension and anxiety in the election’s immediate aftermath.

Read the book's front matter and the "Together Beyond" chapter.