A capacity crowd of more than 500 Cal alumni, parents and students attended this Class of 1968 Faculty Seminar held on Saturday, October 4 during Homecoming Weekend 2008.

How civil is the 2008 presidential campaign? What constitutes civil discourse in a competitive campaign? Do we want -- and should we expect -- civility? Three Cal professors known for their political expertise discuss who has benefited and who has been hurt by the tenor of the candidates' rhetoric and the story-mongering of media trying to meet a 24-hour demand for news.

Sponsored by the Class of ’68 and the Goldman School of Public Policy
 

Speakers

Henry E. Brady
Professor of Political Science
Professor of Public Policy
Director UC Data/Survey Research Center
Co-director, Class of 1968 Center on Civility & Democratic Engagement

Bruce E. Cain
Director, UC Washington Center
Professor of Political Science
Co-director, Class of 1968 Center on Civility & Democratic Engagement

Robert B. Reich
Professor of Public Policy
Senior Fellow, Class of 1968 Center on Civility & Democratic Engagement