{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"News and Media","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news","author_name":"Jenna Gadient","author_url":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/author\/gadientj\/","title":"Harry Boyte examines public spaces and democracy - News and Media","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4esW4TAsPW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/06\/harry-boyte-examines-public-spaces-and-democracy\/\">Harry Boyte examines public spaces and democracy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/06\/harry-boyte-examines-public-spaces-and-democracy\/embed\/#?secret=4esW4TAsPW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Harry Boyte examines public spaces and democracy&#8221; &#8212; News and Media\" data-secret=\"4esW4TAsPW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"In his latest\u00a0Huffington Post article,\u00a0Harry Boyte, Augsburg\u2019s Sabo Senior Fellow, discusses the need for public spaces in higher education. The idea, Boyte says, is that public spaces on college campuses can be used\u00a0for discussions and demonstrations allowing for more political and democratic expression, therefore bridging the gap between &#8220;private&#8221; and &#8220;public&#8221; worlds. &#8220;Public spaces allow ...","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/10\/Huffington-Post-e1413220543853.jpeg"}