Nicholas V. Longo is a chair and professor of Global Studies and co-director of the Dialogue, Inclusion, and Democracy (DID) Lab at Providence College, where he also serves as a faculty fellow for engaged scholarship for Center for Teaching Excellence. Additionally, Nick is a faculty mentor and board member of College Unbound, a college working to re-invent higher education for returning adult learners. His publications include Why Community Matters: Connecting Education with Civic Life (SUNY Press) and several co-edited volumes, including Creating Space for Democracy: A Primer on Dialogue and Deliberation in Higher Education (Stylus) and Deliberative Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning for Democratic Engagement (Michigan State University Press. He recently published Practicing Democracy: A Toolkit for Educating Civic Professionals, a free online guide published by AAC&U and Campus Compact.