Pressing pause for a moment. For many students and staff, that’s not always a given on a busy campus. Between classes, meetings and everything else a day on campus brings, finding a moment of peace can be a challenge. That’s why quiet spaces on almost all our campuses offer a place to take a breather.
Rather than just a safe space, Professor Gert Van Hecken from the Institute of Development Policy (IOB) aims to create a “brave space” in his classes. “The goal is to allow different perspectives to be voiced, even those that clash with what we typically take for granted.” A conversation about active pluralism and how he translates this value into practice as a professor and lecturer.
