<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/1028-two-dads.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>‘Two dads defending democracy’ highlights civil discourse in divisive times</title><author>James Helicke and Sara Miga</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>10/28/2024 12:48:36 PM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Skidmore alumnus Fred Guttenberg ’88, whose daughter was murdered in the 2018 Parkland school shooting, and former Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh modeled dialogue, empathy, and respect across differing points of view during a campus visit.</description><category>News</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2024/images/1023-dads-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Fred Guttenberg ’88 and former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh"/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2024/images/1023-dads-main.jpg" alt="Skidmore alumnus Fred Guttenberg ’88 (center), whose daughter was murdered in the 2018 Parkland school shooting, and former Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (right) exchange views during &#34;Two Dads Defending Democracy: Bridging the Gap During Divisive Times” at Arthur Zankel Music Center. Professor of Sociology John Brueggemann (left) moderated the conversation. "/></image><caption>Skidmore alumnus Fred Guttenberg ’88 (center), whose daughter was murdered in the 2018 Parkland school shooting, and former Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (right) exchange views during "Two Dads Defending Democracy: Bridging the Gap During Divisive Times” at Arthur Zankel Music Center. Professor of Sociology John Brueggemann (left) moderated the conversation.</caption></item>