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The battle with Harvard

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Harvard University has launched a series of free online courses focused on government and civic engagement, accessible through their platform at https://pll.harvard.edu/subject/government. Notably, one course titled "We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy" emphasizes the importance of making one's voice heard in a democratic society. While a claim about a course on recognizing dictators was found to be false, the availability of these educational resources reflects Harvard's commitment to civic education and engagement.

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  • Understanding of civic engagement principles
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  • Explore the course "We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy" on Harvard's online platform
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  • Investigate other online courses offered by Harvard related to government
  • Learn about the role of universities in promoting civic engagement
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This discussion is beneficial for educators, students of political science, civic activists, and anyone interested in enhancing their understanding of civic engagement and democratic processes.

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Harvard has been a shining light in standing up to the orange one and I thought that it deserved its own thread.

I ran across a Facebook post today saying that Harvard started providing free courses online on how to recognize a dictator. The dictator bit appears to be false (it would have been hilarious if it was true). However, they do have a number of free, online courses about the government available here:
https://pll.harvard.edu/subject/government

Including an interesting one on how to make your voice heard.

We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy​

 

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