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What is Dialogue?

Dialogue is not debate or discussion. Rather, dialogue is a process where we invite inquiry, explore differences, and build shared understandings. In our campus community, the Dialogues Program brings together students, faculty, and staff to participate in small-group facilitated dialogues. Dialogue brings people together to deeply engage in listening, sharing our lived experiences, and challenges us to think about different perspectives other than our own. Above all, dialogue is about having a space to learn from each other across differences and to create change by talking about action. Dialogue at º£½ÇÉçÇø is modeled after Intergroup Dialogue from the University of Michigan, which is a social justice approach bringing individuals together who share different identities and experiences together to dialogue.

You can download a Dialogues Program Overview document here: Dialogues Program OverviewÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó).

Dialogue & Civic Engagement Week | April 6 - 9, 2026

9:30 -11am

Tuesday, April 7th

RSVP for Bagels with Dialogues

11am - 12:15pm

Wednesday, April 8th

RSVP for Talk with Dr. Devon Wright

12:30 - 1:45pm

Wednesday, April 8th

RSVP for The Architecture of US: Psychosocial Explorations of Democracy & Diversity

2 - 3:30pm

Wednesday, April 8th

RSVP for Multicultural Connection & Communication

9:15 - 11am

Thursday, April 9th

RSVP for Beyond Voting

11am - 12:30pm

Thursday, April 9th

RSVP for Voices & Places: Creating an Embodied Cultural Artifact

Breakfast with Dialogues on April 7, 2026 9:30 - 11am in JSSB Mezzanine

We're in Big Big Trouble Flyer for event on April 8, 2026 11am - 12:15pm in Tivoli 440

Architecture of the US event on April 8, 2026 12:30 - 1:45pm in the JSSB Lobby

Multicultural Connection and Communication event on April 8, 2026 2 - 3:30pm in West Classroom 145

Beyond Voting flyer for event on April 9, 2026 9:30 - 11am in CAVEA Theater in JSSB 420

Voices and Places Flyer for Film Screening and Discussion on April 9, 2026 11am - 1pm in the CAVEA Theater in JSSB 420

In the Age of AI flyer for even on April 9, 2026 1 - 3pm in Tivoli 440/540

Questions?

Want to know more about Dialogues?

Please feel free to reach out to us with questions:

The Dialogues Program is a partnership between the Dean of Students Office & the Communication Studies Department. 

Meet the Dialogues Team:

Dr. Christina Foust, Professor & Department Chair, Communication Studies | [email protected]

Dr. Elisa M. Varela, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies | [email protected]

Katia Campbell, Associate Dean, College of Letters, Arts & Sciences & Professor, Communication Studies | [email protected]

Elise Krumholz, Program Director, Restorative Justice & Conflict Resolution | [email protected]