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Getting to We: Why Dialogue Matters in Higher Education

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In this talk entitled, "Getting to We: Why Dialogue Matters in Higher Education," Patricia Romney, President and founder of the consulting group Romney Associates, explores the importance of dialogue in higher education suggesting that the mission of higher education is to "build the intellectual aptitudes and the experience of engagement with others as well as the affective orientation that fosters the building of a better world, a world in which we can f

Shifting the Margins

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“Let’s face it, nobody is going to give you tenure for having engaged the community in dialogue.  So, why do it?  It’s suicide on a university campus.” 

“Yes, if you work on the margin, you’ll remain on the margin.”

Musings on “Getting to We”

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A highlight for me at the "Inviting Dialogue" conference at Clark University was Patricia Romney's talk entitled, "Getting to We: Why Dialogue Matters in Higher Education," she identified three challenges for our field.

Dialogue: Why Now?

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In this second post in our series from the Clark University conference, Inviting Dialogue: Renewing the Deep Purposes of Higher Education, we're presenting video of the talk given by the Public Conversations Project's Dave Joseph.  Dave addressed the community-wide gathering on the opening night of the conference with a presentation titled, "Dialogue: Why Now?"

Dialogue and Higher Education

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This week on Words That Matter, we will be featuring content from a recent conference put on by Clark University's Difficult Dialogues initiative in which the Public Conversations Project participated.

Dialogue and Higher Education—Jan. 7, 2010

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We at the Public Conversations Project are excited about a new connection with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). The AASCU is the leadership association of 430 American public colleges and universities. It promotes and supports institutions of public higher education by advocating for them and their students, offering program support for advancing academic quality and inclusion, and creating development opportunities for institutional leadership.

A Blog with a View—Nov. 24, 2009

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Ever since I was introduced to the Public Conversations Project almost a decade ago, I have been influenced by its work. I have used it as a journalist, a community member, and most recently as a university lecturer. The profound notion that even as we argue for one side in a conflict, we often are holding some contradictory thoughts inside our head, has particularly stayed with me. The more that these hidden thoughts are recognized, surfaced, and respected, the better off I firmly believe we all will be.

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