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[The following is a guest blog post from Dr. Mary Magada-Ward, Professor of Philosophy at Middle Tennessee State University]. Professor Gilbert has kindly invited me to share my thoughts on the conditions that foster solidarity and civility in an academic department. This is a difficult undertaking because any adequate explanation of these dynamics must, I …Read the Rest

The “bullying epidemic,” as it is now known may have recently surfaced in the mainstream media through tragedy, but it is by no means a rare occurrence within educational systems or within corporate environments. Gossip, singling out other people within meetings for disparagement, public humiliation in the form of shouting, and verbally policing other people’s …Read the Rest