Civil discourse in our country, our city and our communities has become increasingly divisive and even hostile, to the detriment of our ability as communities to come together to achieve the public good. The Institute for Civil Civic Engagement (ICCE) has been formed as a partnership between San Diego's Mesa, City and Miramar Colleges and the University of San Diego to encourage, promote and increase civility in civic discourse by our fellow citizens and public officials, both interpersonally and in all manner of media. ICCE's mission is to promote ways to be civil in our disagreements and respectful in our debates, as we confront the political challenges that shape our community. We will foster community initiatives, develop educational resources, and provide models of effective civil civic engagement for implementation and replication across the San Diego community and beyond. Let's make San Diego America's most civil community.
Multitudinis coram se. Community before self.
ICCE In the News
University of San Diego President James Harris Discusses ICCE & USD's Mission to Improve Civil Discourse in Politics and in Uife.
San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Chancellor and USD Trustee, Constance Carroll, Discusses Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue
VIP Lab and ICCE Research Used to Support San Diego City Attorney's Proposal. To learn more, click here.
Dr. Carl Luna and Rachel Locke Publish Op-Ed in The San Diego Union-Tribune About Their "How Scared Are You?" Research Project. To read their op-ed, click here.
Germany & ICCE Partnership
The University of San Diego’s Institute for Civil Civic Engagement (ICCE) has formed a collaboration for the exchange of civic education with the Democracy Centre Vienna (DCV) and the Center for Inclusive Citizenship (CINC) at the University of Hannover. To learn more, click here.
ICCE In the News: Archives
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ICCE, USD and SDCCD launch new show on politics and current events, aiming to "Keep It Civil San Diego"
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Watch Tani Cantil-Sakauye Keynote Interview at the 8th Annual Restoring Respect Conference on April 17, 2019 at the USD Institute for Civil Civic Engagement.